WRITER

Shen Congwen

1902 - 1988

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Shen Congwen (28 December 1902 – 10 May 1988), formerly romanized as Shen Ts'ung-wen, was a Chinese writer who is considered one of the greatest modern Chinese writers, on par with Lu Xun. Regional culture and identity plays a much bigger role in his writing than that of other major early modern Chinese writers. He was known for combining the vernacular style with classical Chinese writing techniques. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shen Congwen has received more than 155,208 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Shen Congwen is the 3,324th most popular writer (up from 3,344th in 2019), the 758th most popular biography from China (down from 730th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shen Congwen ranks 3,324 out of 7,302. Before him are Maryana Marrash, Marcellus of Ancyra, Zofia Posmysz, Arnold Wesker, Robert McKee, and Mirza Alakbar Sabir. After him are Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Willem Frederik Hermans, Edvard Radzinsky, Buton Rinchen Drub, Longchenpa, and Augusto Monterroso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Shen Congwen ranks 168. Before him are Ansel Adams, Ryuzo Shimizu, Son House, Zino Francescatti, Josef Silný, and Fritz Machlup. After him are Erik Eriksen, Herbert Feigl, Andrés Mazali, Valerian Zorin, Sergey Lebedev, and Ilmari Salminen. Among people deceased in 1988, Shen Congwen ranks 114. Before him are Hal Ashby, Pál Titkos, Gaston Eyskens, Ulanhu, Pietro Arcari, and Son House. After him are Roy Buchanan, Marcel Bozzuffi, Daniel Guérin, Herbert Feigl, Nikolay Makarov, and Fazlur Rahman Malik.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shen Congwen ranks 758 out of 1,610. Before him are Nie Er (1912), Yang Jiechi (1950), Sakya Pandita (1182), Pei Xiu (224), Tang Jingsong (1841), and Witness Lee (1905). After him are Longchenpa (1308), Zhang Tingyu (1672), Yu Hua (1960), Xu Caihou (1943), Xu Xiangqian (1901), and Huang Hua (1913).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Shen Congwen ranks 81. Before him are Han Suyin (1917), François Cheng (1929), Wang Bo (650), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Luo Yixiu (1889), and Sakya Pandita (1182). After him are Longchenpa (1308), Yu Hua (1960), Bing Xin (1900), Sanmao (1943), Yang Jiang (1911), and Xiao Hong (1911).

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