WRITER

Per Petterson

1952 - Today

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Per Petterson (born 18 July 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist. His debut book was Aske i munnen, sand i skoa (1987), a collection of short stories. He has since published a number of novels with good reviews. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Per Petterson has received more than 114,222 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Per Petterson is the 2,397th most popular writer (up from 3,348th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Norway (up from 189th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Det er greit for meg
1992
Ut og stjœle hester
Literature, Novela noruega, Social isolation
After a meeting with his only neighbor, sixty-seven-year-old Trond is forced to reflect upon a long-ago incident that marks the beginning of a series of losses for Trond and his childhood friend, Jon.
2003
In the Wake
2003
Ekkoland
1989
Til Sibir
Brothers and sisters, Separation (Psychology), Fiction
1996

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Per Petterson ranks 2,397 out of 7,302. Before him are Akaki Tsereteli, Laura Esquivel, S. N. Goenka, Izumi Shikibu, Johann Jakob Bodmer, and Jean-Dominique Bauby. After him are Jeremias Gotthelf, M. Karunanidhi, Abu-l-'Atahiya, Giovanni Pascoli, Bion of Smyrna, and Mikołaj Rej.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Per Petterson ranks 153. Before him are Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Petar Stoyanov, Nikolai Andrianov, Rafael Caro Quintero, Anote Tong, and Jean-Dominique Bauby. After him are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Edward Zwick, Sergei Stepashin, Klaus Teuber, Samir Geagea, and Ahmed Nazif.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Per Petterson ranks 142 out of 1,039. Before him are Caspar Wessel (1745), Margit Sandemo (1924), Jørgen Juve (1906), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), Viggo Brun (1885), and Euronymous (1968). After him are Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Magnus Carlsen (1990), Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), and Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Per Petterson ranks 23. Before him are Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Johan Bojer (1872), and Margit Sandemo (1924). After him are Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), Anne Holt (1958), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Amalie Skram (1846), and Petter Dass (1647).

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