WRITER

Herbjørg Wassmo

1942 - Today

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Herbjørg Wassmo (born 6 December 1942) is a Norwegian author. She was born in Vesterålen and worked as a teacher in northern Norway until beginning her career as an author. Her first published work was a collection of poems, "Vingeslag" ("Beating of Wings"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbjørg Wassmo has received more than 47,767 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Herbjørg Wassmo is the 1,766th most popular writer (down from 1,506th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Norway (down from 78th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Dinas bok
1989
Dina's book
Fiction
A sweeping epic of a flamboyant, unpredictable, and generous woman traces Dina's tumultuous life from the early death of her mother, to her marriage at sixteen to a middle-aged man, to her encounter with a mysterious Russian. 15,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.
19944 / 5
Reiser
1995
Hundre år
2009
Lite grønt bilde i stor blå ramme
1991
Der stumme Raum
2014

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 1,766 out of 7,302. Before her are Suzanne Collins, Tavo Burat, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Raymond E. Feist, Adam Zagajewski, and Bhanubhakta Acharya. After her are Vasily Shukshin, Friedrich Rückert, Joseph Joubert, Magnús Scheving, Ted Hughes, and Felice Orsini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 165. Before her are Karen Uhlenbeck, Stefanie Powers, Giuseppe Bertello, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Don S. Davis, and Linda Evans. After her are Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Valeriy Brumel, Jozef Adamec, Zhou Yongkang, Robert Ballard, and Andy Summers.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 99 out of 1,039. Before her are Kristian Birkeland (1867), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Atle Selberg (1917), and Magnus II of Norway (1048). After her are Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), May-Britt Moser (1963), Sigurd II of Norway (1133), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Trygve Bratteli (1910), and Stein Rokkan (1921).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 15. Before her are Camilla Collett (1813), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), and Jonas Lie (1833). After her are Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), and Johan Bojer (1872).

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