WRITER

Thomas Brussig

1964 - Today

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Thomas Brussig (born 1964) is a German writer best known for his satirical novels that deal with the German Democratic Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Brussig has received more than 45,411 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Brussig is the 6,663rd most popular writer (down from 5,932nd in 2019), the 5,895th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,052nd in 2019) and the 364th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 45k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Wasserfarben
Leben bis Männer
Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee
Helden wie wir
Heroes Like Us
Fiction, Germany (East), Germany (East). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
La Avenida del Sol

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas Brussig ranks 6,663 out of 7,302Before him are Kristina Ohlsson, George Clayton Johnson, Marie Darrieussecq, Greil Marcus, Édouard Louis, and Joel Surnow. After him are Eugene Vodolazkin, Kevin Poulsen, Mark Van Doren, Padma Sachdev, Walter Mosley, and Muhsin al-Ramli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Thomas Brussig ranks 626Before him are Naoto Ohshima, Jon Carin, Ilse Aigner, Nasrin Oryakhil, George Newbern, and Stephen Bowen. After him are Eugene Vodolazkin, Emilia Eberle, Jostein Flo, Sandra Magnus, Yasmin Le Bon, and Nathalie Loiseau.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Brussig ranks 5,895 out of 7,253Before him are Steffi Lemke (1967), Matthias Maurer (1970), Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1983), Harry Edward (1898), Sabine Hossenfelder (1976), and Andreas Zülow (1965). After him are Benjamin Becker (1981), Svenja Schulze (1968), Oliver Grau (1965), Sigrun Wodars (1965), Lutz Heßlich (1959), and Nadja Uhl (1972).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Thomas Brussig ranks 364Before him are Denis Johnson (1949), Ralf Rothmann (1953), Sibylle Lewitscharoff (1954), Nele Neuhaus (1967), Judith Hermann (1970), and Ingo Schulze (1962). After him are Marius von Mayenburg (1972), Albrecht Behmel (1971), Juli Zeh (1974), Sibylle Berg (1968), Durs Grünbein (1962), and Julia Franck (1970).