WRITER

Leena Krohn

1947 - Today

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Leena Krohn (born February 28, 1947, in Helsinki) is a Finnish author. Her large and varied body of work includes novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leena Krohn has received more than 39,592 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Leena Krohn is the 5,760th most popular writer (down from 5,388th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Finland (down from 338th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Finnish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Umbra
1990
Datura (or a delusion we all see)
2013
Tainaron
1985
Tribar
1993
Pereat mundus
2009
Tainaron
Insects, Fiction, Epistolary fiction
TAINARON: Mail From Another City is the first American publication by the internationally acclaimed Finnish author, Leena Krohn. TAINARON consists of a series of letters sent beyond the sea from a city of insects. TAINARON is a book of changes. It speaks of metamorphoses that test all of nature from a flea to a star, from stone and grass to a human. The same irresistible force that gives us birth, also kills us. Nominated for the prestigious Finlandia prize, this is the perfect introduction to the work of a modern fabulist.
2004
Pereat mundus
2009
Tainaron
1985
Tainaron
Insects, Fiction, Epistolary fiction
TAINARON: Mail From Another City is the first American publication by the internationally acclaimed Finnish author, Leena Krohn. TAINARON consists of a series of letters sent beyond the sea from a city of insects. TAINARON is a book of changes. It speaks of metamorphoses that test all of nature from a flea to a star, from stone and grass to a human. The same irresistible force that gives us birth, also kills us. Nominated for the prestigious Finlandia prize, this is the perfect introduction to the work of a modern fabulist.
2004
Tribar
1993
Umbra
1990
Pereat mundus
Fiction, fantasy, general
2009

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Leena Krohn ranks 5,760 out of 7,302. Before her are Julia Hartwig, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Wendela Hebbe, August Alle, José Hierro, and Markus Zusak. After her are Dániel Berzsenyi, Diana Der Hovanessian, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Vincenzo Consolo, Aleksandr Chakovsky, and Shahrnush Parsipur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Leena Krohn ranks 646. Before her are Wayne Allwine, Rustam Kazakov, Sten Stensen, Ernie Lively, Gardner Dozois, and John Powell. After her are Mustapha Choukri, Ian Millar, Claudio Sala, Giulio Tremonti, Denis Lawson, and Grethe Kausland.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Leena Krohn ranks 368 out of 751. Before her are Kurt Wires (1919), Teodor Koskenniemi (1887), Veli Lehtelä (1935), Katri Vala (1901), Sami Vänskä (1976), and Paavo Lonkila (1923). After her are Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), Aki Karvonen (1957), Päivi Räsänen (1959), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Antti Kalliomäki (1947), and Hannu Salama (1936).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Leena Krohn ranks 33. Before her are Sam Lake (1970), Tua Forsström (1947), Kjell Westö (1961), Uma Aaltonen (1940), Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830), and Katri Vala (1901). After her are Hannu Salama (1936), Monika Fagerholm (1961), Simo Puupponen (1915), Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), and Kari Hotakainen (1957).

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