Per Petterson

Summary

Per Petterson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Oslo^[2]. He was born on +1952-07-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], translator^[5], and librarian^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Per Petterson's place of birth was Oslo^[2].
• Per Petterson was born on +1952-07-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Per Petterson held citizenship in Norway^[8].
• Per Petterson's professions included writer^[4].
• Per Petterson worked as a translator^[5].
• Per Petterson worked as a librarian^[6].
• Per Petterson received the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[9].
• Per Petterson received the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[10].
• Per Petterson received the Gyldendal Prize^[11].
• Per Petterson received the Nota Bene Book Prize^[12].
• Per Petterson received the Språklig Samlings Literature Prize^[13].
• Per Petterson received the October Prize^[14].
• Per Petterson's image is recorded as Per-petterson-author (cropped).jpg^[15].
• Per Petterson's image is recorded as Per Petterson vinnare av Nordiska radets litteraturpris 2009 vid utdelningen i Stockholm under Nordiska radets session (1).jpg^[16].
• Per Petterson is recorded as male^[17].
• Per Petterson's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Per Petterson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110863422^[19].
• Per Petterson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 120685379^[20].
• Per Petterson's GND ID is recorded as 120857499^[21].
• Per Petterson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96010213^[22].
• Per Petterson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121520829^[23].
• Per Petterson's IdRef ID is recorded as 03001848X^[24].
• Per Petterson's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3782699^[25].
• Per Petterson's Commons category is recorded as Per Petterson^[26].
• Per Petterson's SBN author ID is recorded as RMSV056044^[27].

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Origins and Family

Per Petterson's place of birth was Oslo^[2]. He was born on +1952-07-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], translator^[5], and librarian^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[9], a literary award^[28], in Norway^[29], founded in 1948^[30]; Gyldendal Prize^[11], a literary award^[31], in Norway^[32], founded in 1996^[33]; Nota Bene Book Prize^[12], a literary award^[34], in Norway^[35], founded in 1989^[36]; Språklig Samlings Literature Prize^[13], a literary award^[37], in Norway^[38], founded in 1963^[39]; October Prize^[14], an award^[40], founded in 1992^[41]; and Sarpsborgprisen^[42], a literary award^[43], founded in 1951^[44].

Why It Matters

Per Petterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Per Petterson born?

Per Petterson's place of birth was Oslo^[2].

What did Per Petterson do for work?

Per Petterson worked as writer^[4], translator^[5], and librarian^[6].

What awards did Per Petterson receive?

Honors received include Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[9], Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[10], Gyldendal Prize^[11], and Nota Bene Book Prize^[12].