WRITER

Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson

1918 - 1988

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Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson (26 September 1918 – 30 July 1988) was an Icelandic novelist, short story writer and poet. His style was social realism. His published works include five volumes of short stories, six novels, two short novels, four children's books and four collections of poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson has received more than 14,561 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson is the 4,829th most popular writer (down from 4,747th in 2019).

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Notable Works

Pálssaga
2011
Islandske drenge
1975
Litbrigði jarðarinnar
1968
Spói
1976
Pálssaga
2011
Að brunnum
1974

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson ranks 4,829 out of 7,302. Before him are Harriet Jacobs, Marc Okrand, Robert of Torigni, Ōtomo no Tabito, Zig Ziglar, and W. W. Jacobs. After him are Barbro Lindgren, Johann Jakob Breitinger, Jeton Kelmendi, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Stanley G. Weinbaum, and Norman Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson ranks 219. Before him are Vicente de la Mata, Joey Bishop, Josef Bradl, Franjo Wölfl, Mary Anderson, and Willy den Ouden. After him are Aleksandr Ponomarev, André Pilette, Werner Peters, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Henri Chammartin, and Luis Alcoriza. Among people deceased in 1988, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson ranks 173. Before him are Wilfred Jackson, José María Peña, Margaret Mee, Ray Barbuti, Andrei Glanzmann, and Shōhei Ōoka. After him are Kwon Ki-ok, William McMahon, Memphis Slim, Solomon, Alan Paton, and Liang Shuming.

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