WRITER

Klas Östergren

1955 - Today

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Klas Östergren (born 20 February 1955) is a Swedish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and translator. Östergren had a breakthrough with his fourth novel Gentlemen in 1980. He has been awarded numerous Swedish literary prizes, such as Doblougska priset in 1998 and the grand prize by the literary society, Samfundet De Nio in 2005, as well as being nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay in 1999. His works have been translated to more than ten languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Klas Östergren is the 6,515th most popular writer (down from 6,417th in 2024), the 1,226th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,211th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Klas Östergren ranks 6,515 out of 7,302. Before him are Laura Restrepo, Marina Nemat, Walter Besant, Anthony Boucher, Mariana Enríquez, and Norman Lear. After him are Naomi Mitchison, Andrew Kevin Walker, Chiaki J. Konaka, Anderson Cooper, Peter Wohlleben, and Elizabeth Inchbald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Klas Östergren ranks 579. Before him are Paresh Rawal, Agafia Constantin, Nils Gaup, Smita Patil, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, and Carlene Carter. After him are Iain Pears, Patrizio Sala, Gilles Brassard, Andy Tennant, Jay Acovone, and Jaime Duarte.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Klas Östergren ranks 1,226 out of 1,879. Before him are Joakim Nilsson (1966), Jon Nödtveidt (1975), Jonas Eriksson (1974), Petra Marklund (1984), Mikael Stanne (1974), and Mattias Jonson (1974). After him are Ulf Ekberg (1970), Thomas G:son (1968), Leif Andersson (1961), Elize Ryd (1984), Tommy Salo (1971), and Sanna Nielsen (1984).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Klas Östergren ranks 96. Before him are Birger Sjöberg (1885), Karin Alvtegen (1965), Mikael Niemi (1959), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Sonja Åkesson (1926), and Rick Falkvinge (1972). After him are Camilla Grebe (1968), Kristina Ohlsson (1979), Sara Stridsberg (1972), Lena Andersson (1970), Lotta Lotass (1964), and Jonas Hassen Khemiri (1978).

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