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Villy Sørensen

1929 - 2001

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Villy Sørensen (13 January 1929 – 11 September 2001) was a Danish short story writer, philosopher and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. His fiction was heavily influenced by his philosophical ideas, and he has been compared to Franz Kafka in this regard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Villy Sørensen is the 4,972nd most popular writer (up from 5,311th in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 523rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Danish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Villy Sørensen ranks 4,972 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Mol, Ashapurna Devi, Henry Monnier, Joseph Jacobs, Lalleshwari, and René Bazin. After him are Märta Tikkanen, Magdi Allam, Paul van Ostaijen, Yehoshua Kenaz, Fritz von Unruh, and Stanislav Stratiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Villy Sørensen ranks 383. Before him are Barry Harris, Sergio Mantovani, Rafael Chimishkyan, Raymond Bellot, Doina Cornea, and Naima Akef. After him are Omar Borrás, Abderrahmane Mahjoub, Giacomo Capuzzi, Ottó Boros, Béla Kárpáti, and Walter Kempowski. Among people deceased in 2001, Villy Sørensen ranks 241. Before him are Jean Richard, Margaretha Krook, Stanislav Rostotsky, Sergio Mantovani, Eugene Sledge, and Ruhi Sarıalp. After him are Mordecai Richler, Gholam Reza Azhari, Ranko Marinković, Jacques-Louis Lions, Maximos V Hakim, and Bent Hansen.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Villy Sørensen ranks 500 out of 1,032. Before him are Kenneth Brylle (1959), Katy Bødtger (1932), Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940), Flemming Povlsen (1966), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), and Karl Aage Hansen (1921). After him are Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939), Bent Hansen (1933), Henning Enoksen (1935), Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark (1677), Nils Asther (1897), and August Blom (1869).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Villy Sørensen ranks 42. Before him are Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789), Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791), Thorkild Hansen (1927), Steen Steensen Blicher (1782), Henrik Nordbrandt (1945), and Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940). After him are Dorrit Willumsen (1940), Lise Nørgaard (1917), Hans Christian Branner (1903), Peer Hultberg (1935), Benny Andersen (1929), and Carsten Jensen (1952).

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