WRITER

Jostein Gaarder

1952 - Today

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Jostein Gaarder (Norwegian: [ˈjùːstæɪn ˈɡòːɖər]; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jostein Gaarder has received more than 404,288 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Jostein Gaarder is the 523rd most popular writer (down from 518th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Norway (down from 26th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Jostein Gaarder is most famous for his novel Sophie's World. The novel was first published in Norway in 1991 and has been translated into more than 50 languages.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jostein Gaarder ranks 523 out of 7,302. Before him are Alvin Toffler, Henry IV of Castile, Elie Wiesel, Marie-Antoine Carême, Tennessee Williams, and Premchand. After him are Harold Pinter, Jean Paul, Imadaddin Nasimi, Pierre de Ronsard, Kumārajīva, and Richard Bach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jostein Gaarder ranks 19. Before him are Nelson Piquet, Roger Milla, Francis Fukuyama, Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Reeve, and Salome Zourabichvili. After him are Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Sammo Hung, Hun Sen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeff Goldblum, and Cyril Ramaphosa.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jostein Gaarder ranks 31 out of 1,039. Before him are Olaf Tryggvason (963), Ivar Aasen (1813), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Ludvig Holberg (1684), and Ragnar Frisch (1895). After him are Johan Galtung (1930), Harald Hardrada (1015), Odd Hassel (1897), Christian Lous Lange (1869), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), and Magnus IV of Sweden (1316).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jostein Gaarder ranks 8. Before him are Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Jon Fosse (1959), Jo Nesbø (1960), Ivar Aasen (1813), and Ludvig Holberg (1684). After him are Camilla Collett (1813), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), and Jonas Lie (1833).

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