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Kim Leine

1961 - Today

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Kim Leine Rasmussen (b. 28 August 1961 in Seljord, Telemark) is a Danish-Norwegian author who writes about Greenland.His books have been translated into twenty languages and won several prestigious literary prizes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Leine has received more than 35,513 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Leine is the 6,349th most popular writer (down from 5,902nd in 2019), the 541st most popular biography from Norway (down from 520th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Afgrunden
2015
Colony of Good Hope
2022
Tunu
2009
Il fiordo dell'eternità
2013
The prophets of Eternal Fjord
Fiction, Missions, Clergy
"Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by unremittingly harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is simmering with the threat of dissent: natives from neighboring villages have unified to reject Danish rule and establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. As Falck becomes involved with those in his care--his ambitious catechist, a lonely trader's wife, and a fatalistic widow he comes to love--his faith and reputation are compromised"--
2015
The prophets of Eternal Fjord
History, Missions, Clergy
2015

Page views of Kim Leines by language

Over the past year Kim Leine has had the most page views in the with 8,170 views, followed by English (3,918), and Swedish (1,209). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (107.89%), Swedish (64.71%), and Estonian (41.60%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kim Leine ranks 6,349 out of 7,302. Before him are Elizabeth Moon, Oscar Hijuelos, Frances Power Cobbe, Susan Hill, Ann Coulter, and Compton Mackenzie. After him are John Skelton, Mark Boal, Chris Hedges, Shin Kyung-sook, Damon Runyon, and James Truslow Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Kim Leine ranks 529. Before him are Pamela Melroy, Alan G. Poindexter, Sugao Kambe, Lynn Hill, Ann Coulter, and Pierre Habumuremyi. After him are Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Francesca Comencini, Daniela Santanchè, María Barranco, Sergei Gorlukovich, and Louis-Paul M'Fédé.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kim Leine ranks 541 out of 1,039. Before him are Frode Estil (1972), Charles Ericksen (1875), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (1990), Thomas Bergersen (1980), Heidi Løke (1982), and Geir Ivarsøy (1957). After him are Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (1961), Frode Johnsen (1974), Karsten Warholm (1996), Sophus Bugge (1833), Dag Otto Lauritzen (1956), and Finn Tveter (1947).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Kim Leine ranks 74. Before him are Vigdis Hjorth (1959), Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807), André Bjerke (1918), Kåre Holt (1916), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), and Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956). After him are Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Marit Paulsen (1939), Tron Øgrim (1947), Tor Ulven (1953), Tom Egeland (1959), and Maja Lunde (1975).

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