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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 144,571 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Shen Congwen is the 3,356th most popular writer (down from 3,241st in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from China (down from 666th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shen Congwen ranks 3,356 out of 5,755Before him are Angelos Sikelianos, Bragi Boddason, Elia Abu Madi, Casimir Delavigne, Erri De Luca, and Olga Bergholz. After him are Robert Chambers, Remigius of Auxerre, Massimo Bontempelli, Per Petterson, Julius Obsequens, and Étienne Jodelle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Shen Congwen ranks 160Before him are Ferdinand Marian, Nikolay Kamov, Margaret Hamilton, Louis Beel, Lon L. Fuller, and Max Abegglen. After him are Emanuel Feuermann, Moderato Wisintainer, Erik Eriksen, Boris Barnet, Manuel Seoane, and Adolfo Zumelzú. Among people deceased in 1988, Shen Congwen ranks 113Before him are Pete Maravich, Marcel Bozzuffi, Gaston Eyskens, Sylvester, Arnulfo Arias, and Sewall Wright. After him are Giorgio Almirante, John Houseman, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Irmgard Seefried, Pál Titkos, and Josep Tarradellas.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shen Congwen ranks 732 out of 1,392Before him are Qiu Ying (1494), Cui Hao (704), Dai Jin (1388), Zhang Qun (1889), Sima Tan (-165), and Peng Shuai (1986). After him are Wan Li (1916), Wang Changling (698), Chang Cheh (1923), Zhang Binglin (1868), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), and Yun Shouping (1633).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Shen Congwen ranks 80Before him are Guan Daosheng (1262), Song Yingxing (1587), Bing Xin (1900), Sakya Pandita (1182), Cui Hao (704), and Sima Tan (-165). After him are Wang Changling (698), Song Yu (-298), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Zhou Zuoren (1885), Sanmao (1943), and Xiao Hong (1911).