WRITER

Dag Solstad

1941 - 2025

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Dag Solstad (16 July 1941 – 14 March 2025) was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. Solstad wrote nearly 30 books and was the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics' Award three times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dag Solstad is the 2,497th most popular writer, the 147th most popular biography from Norway and the 25th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dag Solstad ranks 2,497 out of 7,302. Before him are Yuan Mei, Valery Larbaud, Karin Fossum, Stefan Heym, Walter of Châtillon, and Michael Bishop. After him are Antigonus of Carystus, Maria Gripe, Giovanni de' Bardi, Carlos Marighella, Balthasar Russow, and Herman Gorter.

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Among people born in 1941, Dag Solstad ranks 198. Before him are Fritz Wepper, Salvador Sadurní, Hagen Kleinert, Jesse Jackson, Dana Ivey, and Francisco Jara. After him are Michael Apted, Boris Vallejo, Kim Hye-ja, Ivanka Khristova, Carla Gravina, and Esther Ofarim. Among people deceased in 2025, Dag Solstad ranks 40. Before him are Bertrand Blier, Hugo Gatti, Jules Wijdenbosch, Richard Williamson, Oliviero Toscani, and Jair da Costa. After him are Ted Kotcheff, David Lodge, Joe Don Baker, Vitold Fokin, Frits Bolkestein, and Ferdi Tayfur.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Dag Solstad ranks 147 out of 1,039. Before him are Euronymous (1968), Per Petterson (1952), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Magnus Carlsen (1990), and Karin Fossum (1954). After him are Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015), Egil Danielsen (1933), Belle Gunness (1859), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), Peter Waage (1833), and Eystein I of Norway (1088).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Dag Solstad ranks 25. Before him are Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Johan Bojer (1872), Margit Sandemo (1924), Per Petterson (1952), and Karin Fossum (1954). After him are Anne Holt (1958), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Amalie Skram (1846), Petter Dass (1647), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), and Gunnar Staalesen (1947).

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