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Atsushi Nakajima

1909 - 1942

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Atsushi Nakajima (中島 敦, Nakajima Atsushi; 5 May 1909 – 4 December 1942) was a Japanese author known for his unique style and self-introspective themes. His major works include "The Moon Over the Mountain" and "Light, Wind and Dreams" with the former being published in many Japanese textbooks. During his life he wrote about 20 works, including unfinished works, typically inspired by Classical Chinese stories and his own life experiences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Atsushi Nakajima is the 2,474th most popular writer (down from 1,976th in 2019), the 780th most popular biography from Japan (down from 599th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Atsushi Nakajima ranks 2,474 out of 7,302. Before him are Alfréd Wetzler, Forrest J Ackerman, Karel Hynek Mácha, Charles Mackay, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, and Konstantin Balmont. After him are Rolf Hochhuth, Jean-François Regnard, Ivan Yefremov, Sergey Aksakov, C. W. Ceram, and Predrag Matvejević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Atsushi Nakajima ranks 124. Before him are Gottfried von Cramm, David Frankfurter, Indro Montanelli, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Anthony Mamo, and Ryszard Siwiec. After him are Barry Goldwater, Gordon Bunshaft, Gerhard Gentzen, Morris Swadesh, André Cayatte, and Dean Rusk. Among people deceased in 1942, Atsushi Nakajima ranks 94. Before him are Valdemar Poulsen, Vera Figner, Walter Sickert, Cesare Mori, István Horthy, and Konstantin Balmont. After him are Gorazd, Adolf Mayer, Emanuel Feuermann, Adolf Hühnlein, Olha Kobylianska, and Epitácio Pessoa.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Atsushi Nakajima ranks 780 out of 6,245. Before him are Itagaki Taisuke (1837), Kazuyoshi Nakamura (1955), Shigenori Tōgō (1882), Yamada Nagamasa (1590), Akira Matsunaga (1948), and Hayashi Razan (1583). After him are Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Monkey Punch (1937), Mitsunori Fujiguchi (1949), Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Matome Ugaki (1890), and Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Atsushi Nakajima ranks 48. Before him are Izumi Shikibu (976), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662). After him are Yasushi Inoue (1907), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), and Okakura Kakuzō (1862).

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