WRITER

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

1886 - 1965

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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎 潤一郎, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, 24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965) was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature. The tone and subject matter of his work ranges from shocking depictions of sexuality and destructive erotic obsessions to subtle portrayals of the dynamics of family life within the context of the rapid changes in 20th-century Japanese society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki has received more than 784,298 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Jun'ichirō Tanizaki is the 752nd most popular writer (down from 702nd in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 99th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Writer.

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki is most famous for his sexual writings.

Memorability Metrics

  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ranks 752 out of 7,302. Before him are Felix Salten, Sven Hassel, Taha Hussein, Aelius Donatus, Christa Wolf, and Clemens Brentano. After him are Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, Ulrich von Hutten, Antonio Machado, Jean Anouilh, Nestor the Chronicler, and Epicharmus of Kos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ranks 34. Before him are Erich Hoepner, Hugo Ball, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Kurt Koffka, Archibald Hill, and Gerda Wegener. After him are Michael Curtiz, Garegin Nzhdeh, Vittorio Pozzo, Henri Coandă, Paul Tillich, and Aron Nimzowitsch. Among people deceased in 1965, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ranks 22. Before him are T. S. Eliot, W. Somerset Maugham, Paul Hermann Müller, Helena Rubinstein, Nat King Cole, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium. After him are Dorothea Lange, La Belle Otero, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Joseph Erlanger, Paul Tillich, and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ranks 123 out of 6,245. Before him are Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571), Chiune Sugihara (1900), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Emperor Kōan (-427), Akio Morita (1921), and Empress Kōjun (1903). After him are Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Shigeru Miyamoto (1952), Eisaku Satō (1901), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), and Yamato Takeru (72).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ranks 15. Before him are Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), Natsume Sōseki (1867), Kazuo Ishiguro (1954), Kōbō Abe (1924), Sugawara no Michizane (845), and Sei Shōnagon (966). After him are Masaru Emoto (1943), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Kobayashi Issa (1763), Shoko Asahara (1955), Mori Ōgai (1862), and Shūsaku Endō (1923).

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