WRITER

Per Olov Enquist

1934 - 2020

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Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, (23 September 1934 – 25 April 2020) was a Swedish author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Olov Enquist has received more than 143,221 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Per Olov Enquist is the 1,363rd most popular writer (down from 1,240th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 189th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swedish Writer.

Olov Enquist is most famous for his novel "The Visit" which was published in 2000. The novel is a fictionalized account of the visit of the French writer Marcel Proust to the Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lewi's Journey
Pentecostalism, Fiction, Pentecostals
2005
Legionärerna
Fiction, Forced repatriation, Politics and government
1968
March of the Musicians
Fiction, Labor unions
1985
Downfall
1986
The Visit of the Royal Physician
2002
Tribadernas natt
Drama, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Man-woman relationships
1975
The Visit of the Royal Physician
Fiction, historical, Physicians, Fiction
2002
Boken om Blanche och Marie
2004
Tribadernas natt
Drama, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Man-woman relationships
1975
March of the Musicians
Fiction, Labor unions, Fiction, historical, general
1985
Downfall
1986
Legionärerna
Fiction, Forced repatriation, Politics and government
1968

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Olov Enquist ranks 1,363 out of 7,302. Before him are Daniel Pennac, James Murray, Wace, Thornton Wilder, Joseph Bédier, and Symeon the Metaphrast. After him are Diana Gabaldon, Ibn al-Nadim, Joachim Fest, Thomas Moore, Ildefonsus, and Émile Gaboriau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Per Olov Enquist ranks 87. Before him are Pratibha Patil, Leonid Rogozov, Marty Feldman, Ingvar Carlsson, Pedro Pires, and Kenny Baker. After him are Anton Geesink, Armi Kuusela, Yasuo Takamori, Robert Moog, Yoshio Furukawa, and Rossana Podestà. Among people deceased in 2020, Per Olov Enquist ranks 81. Before him are Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Lee Kun-hee, Terry Jones, Momčilo Krajišnik, Quino, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. After him are Conchata Ferrell, Ida Haendel, Moussa Traoré, Chuck Yeager, Maj Sjöwall, and Jānis Lūsis.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Per Olov Enquist ranks 206 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), Markus Persson (1979), Birger, King of Sweden (1280), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), Knut Wicksell (1851), and Gunnar Asplund (1885). After him are Ann-Margret (1941), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), Sigfrid Edström (1870), Salomon August Andrée (1854), Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), and Carl Michael Bellman (1740).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Per Olov Enquist ranks 12. Before him are Henning Mankell (1948), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Harry Martinson (1904), Stieg Larsson (1954), and Ellen Key (1849). After him are Maj Sjöwall (1935), Karin Boye (1900), Elsa Beskow (1874), Olaus Petri (1493), Hjalmar Söderberg (1869), and Camilla Läckberg (1974).

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