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Lao She

1899 - 1966

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Shu Qingchun (3 February 1899 – 24 August 1966), known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese novelist and dramatist. He was a writer of 20th-century Chinese literature, known for his novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse (茶馆). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lao She has received more than 276,080 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Lao She is the 1,106th most popular writer (up from 1,143rd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from China (up from 303rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Chinese Writer.

Lao she is a form of traditional Chinese opera that is performed in the northern provinces of China. It is a form of storytelling that involves singing, dancing, and acrobatics.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lao She ranks 1,106 out of 5,755. Before him are Ethel Voynich, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Martin Andersen Nexø, Alcman, and Zenodotus. After him are Harry Harrison, Waris Dirie, Virginia Henderson, Dionysius Thrax, B. H. Liddell Hart, and Ephraim Kishon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Lao She ranks 50. Before him are Kazi Nazrul Islam, Louis Chiron, Sobhuza II, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Lev Kuleshov, and Henri Michaux. After him are Macfarlane Burnet, Louis Hjelmslev, Charles Boyer, Georges Auric, P. L. Travers, and Georges Bidault. Among people deceased in 1966, Lao She ranks 44. Before him are Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Hannes Kolehmainen, Cléo de Mérode, Ludwig Binswanger, Frank Lentini, and Erwin Piscator. After him are Jisaburō Ozawa, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Margaret Sanger, Battista Farina, and Siegfried Kracauer.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lao She ranks 301 out of 1,392. Before him are Jangsu of Goguryeo (394), Ruzi Ying (5), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Ge Hong (284), and Marquis of Haihun (-92). After him are Emperor Lizong (1205), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Dian Wei (150), Lin Yutang (1895), Meng Haoran (690), and Princess Taiping (665).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lao She ranks 20. Before him are Su Shi (1037), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Ban Gu (32), Cao Xueqin (1724), Tao Yuanming (365), and Cai Yan (177). After him are Lin Yutang (1895), Meng Haoran (690), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Pu Songling (1640), Shi Nai'an (1296), and Lu Yu (733).

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