WRITER

André Bjerke

1918 - 1985

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Jarl André Bjerke (30 January 1918 – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and articles. He translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe and Racine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Bjerke has received more than 46,189 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. André Bjerke is the 5,904th most popular writer, the 445th most popular biography from Norway and the 70th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 46k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Dode Menn Gar I Land
2002
Fortellinger ved peisen
1981
En kylling under stjernene
1960
Utvalgte skrifter
1982
Sproget som ikke vil doe
1964
Spillet i mitt liv
Chess
1968

Among WRITERS

Among writers, André Bjerke ranks 5,904 out of 7,302. Before him are Lydie Salvayre, Henry Lincoln, Julia Donaldson, Anthony Powell, Leigh Hunt, and Clare Hollingworth. After him are Princess Delphine of Belgium, Walter Abish, Michael Swanwick, John Green, Timur Vermes, and Isaac D'Israeli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, André Bjerke ranks 276. Before him are Cachao, Dick Haymes, Barney Ewell, Rafael Iriondo, Maurice Huet, and Alan Jay Lerner. After him are Fay McKenzie, Gastone Darè, Margaret Osborne duPont, Eero Kolehmainen, Ivo Radovniković, and Shunpei Uto. Among people deceased in 1985, André Bjerke ranks 246. Before him are Qaysin Quli, Luise Ullrich, Victor Carlund, Romolo Catasta, Robert Surtees, and Albert Maltz. After him are Jan Peka, Nelson Riddle, Carlos Mota Pinto, Alvah Bessie, Fernando Pereira, and Pál Teleki.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, André Bjerke ranks 445 out of 1,039. Before him are Aksel Lund Svindal (1982), Emil Stang (1834), Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807), Johan Sverdrup (1816), Peder Kolstad (1878), and Frithjof Sælen (1892). After him are Kristian Henriksen (1911), Therese Johaug (1988), Kåre Holt (1916), C. J. Hambro (1885), Magnar Isaksen (1910), and Jacob Opdahl (1894).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, André Bjerke ranks 70. Before him are Jørn Lier Horst (1970), Johan Falkberget (1879), Christian Lassen (1800), Åsne Seierstad (1970), Vigdis Hjorth (1959), and Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807). After him are Kåre Holt (1916), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Kim Leine (1961), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), and Marit Paulsen (1939).

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