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WRITER

Han Suyin

1917 - 2012

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Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou (Chinese: 周光瑚; 12 September 1917 or 1916 – 2 November 2012) was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author better known by her pen name Han Suyin (Chinese: 韓素音). She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Suyin has received more than 318,033 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Han Suyin is the 2,451st most popular writer (up from 2,738th in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from China (up from 610th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Han Suyin ranks 2,451 out of 5,755. Before her are Carmen Laforet, Immanuel Velikovsky, A. S. Byatt, Champfleury, Jovan Dučić, and Tadeusz Różewicz. After her are Terry Eagleton, Barbara von Krüdener, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Ada Negri, Uri Orlev, and John Barth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Han Suyin ranks 135. Before her are Sharof Rashidov, Wieland Wagner, June Allyson, Đỗ Mười, Donald Davidson, and Kerim Kerimov. After her are Raymond Burr, Robert Conquest, Isang Yun, Sameera Moussa, Mongo Santamaría, and Fulbert Youlou. Among people deceased in 2012, Han Suyin ranks 133. Before her are Jack Tramiel, Bohdan Stupka, Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Gae Aulenti, Maxim of Bulgaria, and Edoardo Mangiarotti. After her are Pahiño, Gitta Sereny, Gevork Vartanian, John Christopher, Ruggiero Ricci, and Lakshmi Sahgal.

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In China

Among people born in China, Han Suyin ranks 605 out of 1,392. Before her are Jung Chang (1952), Liu Zhiyuan (895), Muqi (1210), Peng Zhen (1902), Jia Yi (-200), and Li Kui (-500). After her are Yang Hui (1238), Eric Liddell (1902), Zhu Shijie (1249), Gan Ji (101), Cheng Hao (1032), and Charlie Soong (1861).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Han Suyin ranks 59. Before her are Ai Qing (1910), Cao Yu (1910), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), Tian Han (1898), and Jung Chang (1952). After her are Lu Ji (261), Yuan Zhen (779), Xu Zhimo (1897), Guan Hanqing (1210), Zhou Daguan (1266), and Tang Xianzu (1550).

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