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WRITER

Andrus Kivirähk

1970 - Today

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Andrus Kivirähk (born 17 August 1970) is an Estonian writer, a playwright, topical satirist, and screenwriter. As of 2004, 25,000 copies of his novel Rehepapp ehk November (Old Barny or November) had been sold, making him the most popular 21st-century Estonian writer. His book Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu (The Man Who Spoke Snakish) (2007) has been one of the top selling books in Estonia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrus Kivirähk has received more than 78,964 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Andrus Kivirähk is the 5,970th most popular writer (down from 5,456th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 178th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Estonian Writer.

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  • 79k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 5,970 out of 5,755Before him are William Kennedy, N. K. Jemisin, Ann-Marie MacDonald, N. Scott Momaday, Gilles Leroy, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. After him are Muhsin al-Ramli, Deborah Feldman, Anna Todd, João W. Nery, Prvoslav Vujcic, and Russell Hoban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 436Before him are Marine Delterme, Garth Ennis, Tony Hale, Kim Taek-soo, Angelino Alfano, and Massimo Taibi. After him are Rob Benedict, Manisha Koirala, Djamel Haimoudi, Maksim Tarasov, David Barrufet, and Yutaka Akita.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 192 out of 310Before him are Johann Urb (1977), Martin Reim (1971), Ragnar Klavan (1985), Jaak Aab (1960), Rein Taaramäe (1987), and Allar Levandi (1965). After him are Eva-Maria Liimets (1974), Jüri Jaanson (1965), Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962), Jaan Ehlvest (1962), Tanel Padar (1980), and Tõnu Trubetsky (1963).

Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Andrus Kivirähk ranks 23Before him are Alexander Vostokov (1781), Viivi Luik (1946), August Gailit (1891), Mihkel Veske (1843), Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942), and Anna Haava (1864). After him are Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962) and Maarja Kangro (1973).