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Tarjei Vesaas

1897 - 1970

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Tarjei Vesaas (20 August 1897 – 15 March 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II. Vesaas' work is characterized by simple, terse, and symbolic prose. His stories often feature rural people who go through severe psychological changes. These works are characterized by their usage of the demanding Norwegian landscape and themes such as guilt and death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tarjei Vesaas is the 1,437th most popular writer (up from 1,543rd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Tarjei Vesaas is most famous for his poetry. He has written many poems, and one of his most famous is called "The Great Hunger."

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Among writers, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 1,437 out of 7,302. Before him are Mendele Mocher Sforim, Ruth Rendell, Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Vivant Denon, Rainis, and Gunnar Gunnarsson. After him are James Anderson, Marcel Aymé, Jeppe Aakjær, Kenji Miyazawa, Hierocles of Alexandria, and Guillaume de Lorris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 79. Before him are Bernard Lyot, Sidney Bechet, Philippe Soupault, Ana Aslan, Lester B. Pearson, and Jean Epstein. After him are Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Carl Oberg, Judith Anderson, Winifred Wagner, and Lepke Buchalter. Among people deceased in 1970, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 63. Before him are Jean Giono, Toshio Iwatani, Bjarni Benediktsson, Percy Spencer, Elsa Triolet, and Barnett Newman. After him are Gyula Cseszneky, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, Elyesa Bazna, Zeki Velidi Togan, Fritz Bayerlein, and Sheng Shicai.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 93 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Svendsen (1840), Jan Garbarek (1947), Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Sverre Fehn (1924), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), and Haakon Ericsson (995). After him are Henrik Wergeland (1808), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Harald Sverdrup (1888), and Atle Selberg (1917).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Tarjei Vesaas ranks 14. Before him are Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), and Dag Solstad (1941). After him are Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Arne Garborg (1851), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), and Thorbjørn Egner (1912).

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