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Karl Ove Knausgård

1968 - Today

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Karl Ove Knausgård (Norwegian: [kɑːl ˈûːvə ˈknæ̂ʉsɡoːr]; born 6 December 1968) is a Norwegian author. He became known worldwide for six autobiographical novels, titled My Struggle (Min Kamp). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Ove Knausgård has received more than 1,483,683 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Karl Ove Knausgård is the 3,921st most popular writer (down from 3,086th in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Norway (down from 199th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 48.88

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Karl Ove Knausgård ranks 3,921 out of 5,755. Before him are José Enrique Rodó, Cerverí de Girona, Dorothee Sölle, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Brigitte Hamann, and Mike Resnick. After him are Gheorghe Asachi, Gordon Willis, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Vladimir Megre, Emmanuel Bove, and Yoshiki Tanaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Karl Ove Knausgård ranks 125. Before him are Phil Anselmo, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Paul Scheuring, Kelly Rutherford, Sandra Roelofs, and Jordi Mollà. After him are Alejandro Sanz, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Jerry Yang, Dragana Mirković, Vítor Pereira, and Hajime Moriyasu.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Karl Ove Knausgård ranks 240 out of 927. Before him are Johan Turi (1854), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Johan Bojer (1872), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Nora Brockstedt (1923), and Magnar Solberg (1937). After him are Åge Hareide (1953), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Hallgeir Brenden (1929), Petter Solberg (1974), and Oddbjørn Hagen (1908).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Karl Ove Knausgård ranks 45. Before him are Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Johan Turi (1854), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), and Johan Bojer (1872). After him are Knud Knudsen (1812), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Olav Duun (1876), Erlend Loe (1969), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), and Roy Jacobsen (1954).

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