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WRITER

Seichō Matsumoto

1909 - 1992

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Seichō Matsumoto (松本 清張, Matsumoto Seichō, December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992; born Kiyoharu Matsumoto) was a Japanese writer, credited with popularizing detective fiction in Japan. Matsumoto's works broke new ground by incorporating elements of human psychology and ordinary life. His works often reflect a wider social context and postwar nihilism that expanded the scope and further darkened the atmosphere of the genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seichō Matsumoto has received more than 248,198 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Seichō Matsumoto is the 2,592nd most popular writer (up from 2,601st in 2019), the 769th most popular biography from Japan (down from 757th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Seichō Matsumoto ranks 2,592 out of 5,755. Before him are Marlen Haushofer, E. L. Doctorow, Robert M. Parker Jr., Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, Al-Farazdaq, and Mariana Alcoforado. After him are Guan Hanqing, Lois Lowry, Anton Bernolák, Lois McMaster Bujold, Michele Ruggieri, and Mirra Alfassa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Seichō Matsumoto ranks 133. Before him are Max Baer, Héctor José Cámpora, Miklós Radnóti, Gordon Bunshaft, Juan José Nogués, and Anthony Mamo. After him are Luigi Villoresi, Dana Andrews, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Sylvère Maes, Hermann Lang, and Laxmi Prasad Devkota. Among people deceased in 1992, Seichō Matsumoto ranks 107. Before him are Marisa Mell, Gaston Reiff, Rihei Sano, Suleiman Frangieh, Lusine Zakaryan, and Ernst Schäfer. After him are Chris McCandless, Dana Andrews, Abbas al-Musawi, Walter Andreas Schwarz, Frederick William Franz, and Angela Carter.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Seichō Matsumoto ranks 769 out of 6,048. Before him are Shō Hashi (1371), Shō Shin (1465), Shintaro Abe (1924), Takashi Ono (1931), Matsumura Sōkon (1809), and Takeshi Obata (1969). After him are Prince Morikuni (1301), Masami Kurumada (1953), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Ikki Kita (1883), Sachi Kagawa (null), and Banana Yoshimoto (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Seichō Matsumoto ranks 60. Before him are Amélie Nothomb (1967), Ryōkan (1758), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Yasutaka Tsutsui (1934), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), and Shūji Terayama (1935). After him are Ikki Kita (1883), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), Naoya Shiga (1883), and Kamo no Chōmei (1155).

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