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Eileen Chang

1920 - 1995

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Eileen Chang (traditional Chinese: 張愛玲; simplified Chinese: 张爱玲; pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Ai4-ling2；September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Chang Ai-ling or Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter. Chang was born to an aristocratic lineage and educated bilingually in Shanghai. She gained literary prominence in Japanese-occupied Shanghai between 1943 and 1945. However, after the Communists defeated the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War, she fled the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eileen Chang is the 1,588th most popular writer (up from 1,607th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from China (up from 473rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eileen Chang ranks 1,588 out of 7,302. Before her are Jules Romains, John of Kronstadt, Diagoras of Melos, Joseph Needham, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, and Théodore de Banville. After her are Flannery O'Connor, Tomi Ungerer, Philippe de Commines, Martin of Opava, Caroline Graham, and Dick Bruna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eileen Chang ranks 101. Before her are Mehdi Ben Barka, Ricardo Montalbán, Constanze Manziarly, Henri Verneuil, Roberto Calvi, and Gottfried Böhm. After her are Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Vilém Flusser, Hans Blumenberg, Tom of Finland, Victor Turner, and Bruno Maderna. Among people deceased in 1995, Eileen Chang ranks 77. Before her are Jeremy Brett, John Brunner, Takeo Fukuda, Georges Canguilhem, Lola Flores, and Joseph Needham. After her are Chen Yun, Eazy-E, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Sicco Mansholt, Ernest Mandel, and Alexander Godunov.

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In China

Among people born in China, Eileen Chang ranks 426 out of 1,610. Before her are Zhang Xianzhong (1606), Bo Xilai (1949), Emperor Lizong (1205), Chen Cheng (1897), Sheng Shicai (1895), and Emperor Duzong (1240). After her are Chen Yun (1905), Zhuge Zhan (227), Yue Jin (200), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Emperor Wu of Song (363), and Huo Guang (-150).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Eileen Chang ranks 39. Before her are Liu Cixin (1963), Du Mu (803), J. G. Ballard (1930), Liang Qichao (1873), Gampopa (1079), and Qiu Chuji (1148). After her are Wen Tianxiang (1236), Mao Dun (1896), Sima Xiangru (-179), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Xu Shen (58).

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