WRITER
Shan Sa
1972 - Today
Shan Sa
Shan Sa is the pseudonym of Yan Ni (born October 26, 1972, in Beijing, China), a French author and painter. The Girl Who Played Go was the first of her novels to be published outside France, and won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (a prize voted by secondary school students). Her second novel to appear in English translation was Empress (2006). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shan Sa has received more than 43,033 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Shan Sa is the 5,917th most popular writer (down from 5,372nd in 2019), the 955th most popular biography from China (down from 858th in 2019) and the 115th most popular Chinese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
43k
Page Views (PV)
38.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
6.76
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Shan Sa ranks 5,917 out of 5,755. Before her are P. J. O'Rourke, J. P. Donleavy, Robert Henryson, David Foenkinos, Arkady Babchenko, and Johanna Sinisalo. After her are Anthony Boucher, Peter Stamm, Jasper Fforde, Amory Lovins, Robert Hunter, and Sarah Winnemucca.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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P. J. O'Rourke
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 5,911
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 5,912
Robert Henryson
1425 - 1506
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 5,913
David Foenkinos
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 5,914
Arkady Babchenko
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 5,915
Johanna Sinisalo
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 5,916
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 5,917
Anthony Boucher
1911 - 1968
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 5,918
Peter Stamm
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 5,919
Jasper Fforde
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 5,920
Amory Lovins
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 5,921
Robert Hunter
1941 - 2019
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 5,922
Sarah Winnemucca
1844 - 1891
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 5,923
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Shan Sa ranks 423. Before her are Derartu Tulu, Constantin Gâlcă, Oscar Dronjak, Richard Dutruel, Maria Butyrskaya, and David Tua. After her are Léa Drucker, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Justina Machado, Radivoje Manić, John Ruiz, and Amy Coney Barrett.
Others Born in 1972
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Derartu Tulu
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 417
Constantin Gâlcă
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 418
Oscar Dronjak
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 419
Richard Dutruel
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 420
Maria Butyrskaya
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 421
David Tua
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 422
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 423
Léa Drucker
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 424
Nima Arkani-Hamed
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 425
Justina Machado
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 426
Radivoje Manić
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 427
John Ruiz
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 428
Amy Coney Barrett
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 429
In China
Among people born in China, Shan Sa ranks 955 out of 1,392. Before her are Sun Wen (1973), Ruth Graham (1920), Liu Guoliang (1976), Liu Boming (1966), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), and Lou Ye (1965). After her are Wu Lei (1991), Wei Wei (1963), Shen Xue (1978), Kong Linghui (1975), Zhu Chen (1976), and Chen Lu (1976).
Others born in China
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Sun Wen
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 949
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 950
Liu Guoliang
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 951
Liu Boming
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 952
Wang Xiaoshuai
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 953
Lou Ye
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 954
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 955
Wu Lei
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 956
Wei Wei
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 957
Shen Xue
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 958
Kong Linghui
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 959
Zhu Chen
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 960
Chen Lu
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 961
Among WRITERS In China
Among writers born in China, Shan Sa ranks 115. Before her are Liao Yiwu (1958), Ha Jin (1956), Liu Xia (1961), Su Tong (1963), Chen Danqing (1953), and Ruth Graham (1920). After her are Woeser (1966), Ken Liu (1976), Wei Hui (1973), Yiyun Li (1972), and Han Han (1982).
Liao Yiwu
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 109
Ha Jin
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 110
Liu Xia
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 111
Su Tong
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 112
Chen Danqing
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 113
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 114
Shan Sa
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 115
Woeser
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 116
Ken Liu
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 117
Wei Hui
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 118
Yiyun Li
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 119
Han Han
1982 - Present
HPI: 31.39
Rank: 120
