WRITER

Masuji Ibuse

1898 - 1993

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Masuji Ibuse (井伏 鱒二, Ibuse Masuji, 15 February 1898 – 10 July 1993) was a Japanese author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masuji Ibuse has received more than 76,670 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Masuji Ibuse is the 4,206th most popular writer (down from 3,778th in 2019), the 1,121st most popular biography from Japan (down from 998th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Japanese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Translations into English, English Translations, Ibuse, Masuji, 1898-
1986
Yofuke to ume no hana
1948
Ibuse Masuji shū
1958
Lieutenant Lookeast and other stories
Social life and customs, Translations into English, Fiction
1971
Black rain
Atomic bomb, Fiction, Physiological effect
1969
Ibuse Masuji
1954

Page views of Masuji Ibuses by language

Over the past year Masuji Ibuse has had the most page views in the with 141,252 views, followed by English (10,858), and Chinese (5,051). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (47.57%), Basque (45.75%), and Arabic (30.55%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Masuji Ibuse ranks 4,206 out of 7,302. Before him are Charlotte von Ahlefeld, Nicolas Bouvier, Juhan Smuul, Hélène Berr, Isidore Isou, and Daniela Hodrová. After him are Rafik Schami, Walter Map, Ma Duanlin, Mary Seacole, Justinas Marcinkevičius, and Léon Damas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Masuji Ibuse ranks 173. Before him are Aksel Airo, Tang Enbo, Akmal Ikramov, Pyotr Leshchenko, Therese Giehse, and Simon Vestdijk. After him are Erik Abrahamsson, Clemente Biondetti, Mitchell Leisen, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Vilho Lampi, and Allen Woodring. Among people deceased in 1993, Masuji Ibuse ranks 168. Before him are J. R. D. Tata, Robert Jacobsen, Pino Puglisi, Ihor Turchyn, Carlos Marcello, and Cesar Chavez. After him are Béla Sárosi, Jiří Hájek, Kamal Hassan Ali, Ian Stuart Donaldson, Eugen Suchoň, and Uğur Mumcu.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masuji Ibuse ranks 1,121 out of 6,245. Before him are Sanpei Shirato (1932), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), Ogata Kenzan (1663), Nozu Michitsura (1840), Yasuhito Endō (1980), and Seiko Matsuda (1962). After him are Taki Inoue (1963), Tsutomu Sonobe (1958), Takamine Jōkichi (1854), Kōichi Yamadera (1961), Mutsu Munemitsu (1844), and Hisako, Princess Takamado (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Masuji Ibuse ranks 91. Before him are Natsuo Kirino (1951), Tōson Shimazaki (1872), Michitsuna's mother (935), Shinichi Hoshi (1926), Hiromi Kawakami (1958), and Miyamoto Yuriko (1899). After him are Yōko Ogawa (1962), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), Sakyo Komatsu (1931), Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), and Koji Suzuki (1957).

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