WRITER

Sanmao

1943 - 1991

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Sanmao (Chinese: 三毛; pinyin: Sānmáo) was the pen name of Echo Chen Ping (born Chen Mao-ping; 26 March 1943 – 4 January 1991), a Taiwanese writer and translator. Her works range from autobiographical writing, travel writing and reflective novels, to translations of Spanish-language comic strips. She studied philosophy and taught German before becoming a career writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanmao has received more than 9,963 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sanmao is the 3,443rd most popular writer (up from 3,545th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from China (down from 748th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Tan xin
Letters
1985
Sui xiang
1985
Stories of the Sahara
Sahara, description and travel, Travel, Description and travel
2019
Wan shui qian shan zou bian
Description and travel, Travel
1982
Qing cheng
1985
Qing quan gu shi
She hui sheng huo yu feng su, Zhong guo san wen, Chinese language materials
1977
Tan xin
Letters
1985
Sui xiang
1985
Stories of the Sahara
Sahara, description and travel, Travel, Description and travel
2019
撒哈拉的故事
Travel, Chinese essays, Description and travel
1976
Qing quan gu shi
She hui sheng huo yu feng su, Zhong guo san wen, Chinese language materials
1977
Qing cheng
1985

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sanmao ranks 3,443 out of 7,302. Before her are Alberto Savinio, Nikola Vaptsarov, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Andrey Piontkovsky, Zulfiya, and Ennin. After her are Massimo Bontempelli, Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī, Robert M. Parker Jr., David C. H. Austin, Vladimir Megre, and Carlo Rosselli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Sanmao ranks 314. Before her are Serge Lama, Joyce Meyer, Lobo, Maceo Parker, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Kenzo Yokoyama. After her are Peter Straub, Alan Wilson, Larry Coryell, Soledad Miranda, Martin Peters, and Tim Krabbé. Among people deceased in 1991, Sanmao ranks 127. Before her are Vilma Bánky, Louis Seigner, Pietro Ferraris, Zino Francescatti, Claude Cahen, and Mort Shuman. After her are Lea Padovani, Roy Black, Luis Miró, Yusuf Idris, Viviane Romance, and Colleen Dewhurst.

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In China

Among people born in China, Sanmao ranks 779 out of 1,610. Before her are Wu Ma (1942), Wang Xianzhi (344), Bing Xin (1900), Zhang Zongchang (1881), Lydia Shum (1945), and Sun Chuanfang (1885). After her are Meng Hongwei (1953), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), Chen Jiongming (1878), Ricky Hui (1946), Li Yuanchao (1950), and Zhou Fohai (1897).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Sanmao ranks 85. Before her are Luo Yixiu (1889), Sakya Pandita (1182), Shen Congwen (1902), Longchenpa (1308), Yu Hua (1960), and Bing Xin (1900). After her are Yang Jiang (1911), Xiao Hong (1911), Wang Changling (698), Wu Jingzi (1701), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), and Zhou Zuoren (1885).

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