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Ango Sakaguchi

1906 - 1955

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Ango Sakaguchi (坂口 安吾, Sakaguchi Ango; 20 October 1906 – 17 February 1955) was a Japanese writer, who wrote short stories and novels and was an essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi (坂口 炳五, Sakaguchi Heigo). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ango Sakaguchi is the 3,336th most popular writer (down from 2,844th in 2019), the 980th most popular biography from Japan (down from 839th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Ango Sakaguchi ranks 3,336 out of 7,302. Before him are Antoine Furetière, Robert M. Pirsig, Horace McCoy, Monteiro Lobato, Louis Pergaud, and Charles Lamb. After him are Nigâr Hanım, Filip Višnjić, Barbara Frischmuth, Oswald de Andrade, Agniya Barto, and Uwe Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Ango Sakaguchi ranks 189. Before him are Harry Hammond Hess, Paul Sacher, Nils Axelsson, Rolf Singer, Ulanhu, and Fazıl Küçük. After him are Agniya Barto, Olena Teliha, Jacqueline Cochran, Zinka Milanov, Mario Soldati, and Francis Hong Yong-ho. Among people deceased in 1955, Ango Sakaguchi ranks 98. Before him are Ahmad Qavam, Erwin von Lahousen, Hans Hedtoft, Rukhmabai, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, and Horace McCoy. After him are Wallace Stevens, Jenő Fuchs, Arthur Bernardes, Lloyd Bacon, Otto Gessler, and Sybille Schmitz.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ango Sakaguchi ranks 980 out of 6,245. Before him are Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Kanji Ishiwara (1889), Katsuko Saruhashi (1920), Shunichiro Okano (1931), Norio Ohga (1930), and Hiroshi Nakajima (1928). After him are Mitsuo Tsukahara (1947), Tanaka Hisashige (1799), Katō Tomosaburō (1861), Kirin Kiki (1943), Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), and Kafū Nagai (1879).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ango Sakaguchi ranks 71. Before him are Nobuko Yoshiya (1896), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), Fumiko Enchi (1905), Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Jien (1155), and Yasutaka Tsutsui (1934). After him are Kafū Nagai (1879), Kan Kikuchi (1888), Naoya Shiga (1883), Hiromi Kawakami (1958), Natsuo Kirino (1951), and Ai Yazawa (1967).

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