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WRITER

Yan Lianke

1958 - Today

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Yan Lianke (Chinese: 阎连科; born August 24, 1958) is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, which has resulted in some of his most renowned works being banned in China. He has admitted to self-censorship while writing his stories in order to avoid censorship.His novels include Serve the People!, Lenin's Kisses, and Dream of Ding Village. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yan Lianke has received more than 151,485 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yan Lianke is the 4,123rd most popular writer (up from 4,145th in 2019), the 796th most popular biography from China (down from 729th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yan Lianke ranks 4,123 out of 5,755Before him are Knud Knudsen, Corín Tellado, Rosemary Sutcliff, Vera Inber, Hector Bianciotti, and Fernando Vallejo. After him are Géza Csáth, Leigh Bardugo, Robert Leckie, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, Frankétienne, and Yu Dafu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Yan Lianke ranks 168Before him are Ricardo Gareca, Jean-Claude Hollerich, Jennifer Saunders, Tsutomu Sonobe, Julio Olarticoechea, and Giovanni Galli. After him are Mágico González, Jeannie Longo, Yuriy Boyko, Tamara Bykova, Rosa Mota, and Jack Coleman.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yan Lianke ranks 796 out of 1,392Before him are Ye Mingchen (1807), Taranatha (1575), Xie Jin (1923), Lisa Lu (1927), Song Renqiong (1909), and Huang Ju (1938). After him are Yu Dafu (1896), Lang Ping (1960), Derek Parfit (1942), Chang Wanquan (1949), Shi Zhengli (1964), and Wen Yiduo (1899).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yan Lianke ranks 93Before him are Yu Hua (1960), Ma Duanlin (1245), Katherine Paterson (1932), Wu Jingzi (1701), Chen Zi'ang (661), and Taranatha (1575). After him are Yu Dafu (1896), Wen Yiduo (1899), Zhang Jie (1937), Bei Dao (1949), Mervyn Peake (1911), and Wang Guowei (1877).