WRITER

Stig Claesson

1928 - 2008

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John Stig Claesson (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008), also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1947 and 1952, during which time he began to illustrate Swedish literature such as the novels of Per Anders Fogelström. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stig Claesson has received more than 24,619 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stig Claesson is the 6,242nd most popular writer (down from 5,639th in 2019), the 1,156th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 996th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

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  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Rosine
1991
Supportern
1971
På palmblad och rosor
1975
Sekonderna lämnar ringen
2005
De Tio Budorden
1984
Att resa sig upp och gå
1971

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Stig Claesson ranks 6,242 out of 7,302. Before him are Gyrðir Elíasson, Thomas Hughes, Ronald Firbank, Dan Abnett, William Empson, and Barbara Pym. After him are Helen Bannerman, Alfred Domett, Thomas Heywood, Swami Rama, Andrew Vachss, and Ferenc Juhász.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Stig Claesson ranks 544. Before him are Vern Mikkelsen, Cynthia Ozick, Ivan Kizimov, Vasile Tiță, Serge Blusson, and Udham Singh. After him are Shiro Hashizume, Kanu Sanyal, Ted Sorensen, Ferenc Juhász, Věra Růžičková, and Yelizaveta Dementyeva. Among people deceased in 2008, Stig Claesson ranks 353. Before him are Miroslav Koranda, Seiji Aochi, Christian Brando, Roger Foulon, Sandy Allen, and Choi Yo-sam. After him are Joy Page, Yodrak Salakjai, Studs Terkel, Mahendra Kapoor, Abby Mann, and Harald Hein.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stig Claesson ranks 1,156 out of 1,879. Before him are Gun Röring (1930), Pernilla Wahlgren (1967), Yngve Brodd (1930), Lotta Engberg (1963), Jonas Eriksson (1974), and Knut Torell (1885). After him are Kent Nilsson (1956), Bo Ralph (1945), Ivar Otto Bendixson (1861), Mikael Niemi (1959), Henry Jonsson (1912), and Bosson (1969).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Stig Claesson ranks 89. Before him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894), Göran Sonnevi (1939), Kristina Lugn (1948), Karin Alvtegen (1965), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), and Birger Sjöberg (1885). After him are Mikael Niemi (1959), Sonja Åkesson (1926), Klas Östergren (1955), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Eva Ström (1947), and Martin Österdahl (1973).

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