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Simon Leys

1935 - 2014

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Pierre Ryckmans (28 September 1935 – 11 August 2014), better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian writer, essayist and literary critic, translator, art historian, sinologist, and university professor, who lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the politics and traditional culture of China, calligraphy, French and English literature, the commercialization of universities, and nautical fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Leys has received more than 78,479 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Leys is the 3,634th most popular writer (down from 3,382nd in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 78k

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  • 49.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Simon Leys ranks 3,634 out of 5,755. Before him are Louise Weiss, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Castor of Rhodes, Bertus Aafjes, Nikola Vaptsarov, and Justus Jonas. After him are Viktor Nekrasov, Antoine Furetière, Peter Bichsel, Sakyo Komatsu, Elaine May, and Rube Goldberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Simon Leys ranks 232. Before him are Dimitri Kitsikis, Alexander Men, Yury Solomin, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Eiko Kadono, and Enzo Jannacci. After him are Peter Bichsel, Georgy Shonin, Aulis Sallinen, Paul Goma, Fortunato Baldelli, and Velasio de Paolis. Among people deceased in 2014, Simon Leys ranks 198. Before him are José Policarpo, Jimi Jamison, Harun Farocki, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Dennis Frederiksen, and Saul Zaentz. After him are Wu Ma, José Emilio Pacheco, Andrew V. McLaglen, Kumba Ialá, Dezső Novák, and Vaçe Zela.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Simon Leys ranks 456 out of 1,019. Before him are Jan Decleir (1946), Adam van Noort (1562), Vincent Kompany (1986), Kate Ryan (1980), Peter Benoit (1834), and Alice von Hildebrand (1923). After him are Hermann Huppen (1938), Benoît Poelvoorde (1964), Erik De Vlaeminck (1945), Robert Waseige (1939), Jean Aerts (1907), and Adrien-François Servais (1807).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Simon Leys ranks 27. Before him are Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Jean Ray (1887), Guido Gezelle (1830), Felix Timmermans (1886), Daniël Heinsius (1580), and Caspar Barlaeus (1584). After him are Louis Paul Boon (1912), Camille Lemonnier (1844), Félicien Marceau (1913), Georges Eekhoud (1854), Suzanne Lilar (1901), and Willem Elsschot (1882).

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