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John Hersey

1914 - 1993

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John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, Hiroshima, Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hersey is the 5,276th most popular writer (down from 4,923rd in 2019), the 923rd most popular biography from China (down from 908th in 2019) and the 110th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, John Hersey ranks 5,276 out of 7,302. Before him are Viktoriya Tokareva, Hans Christian Branner, José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, Kitamura Tokoku, and Henry Roth. After him are Mihály Csokonai, Aubrey de Grey, Elizabeth Hawley, Mahadev Desai, Jack Canfield, and Anna Kavan.

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Among people born in 1914, John Hersey ranks 321. Before him are Qin Jiwei, David Carstens, Frankie Manning, Amelia Bence, Sven Fahlman, and Georgy Babakin. After him are Alessandro Frigerio, Claude Mauriac, David Wayne, Zdeněk Škrland, Jan de Hartog, and Bruce M. Metzger. Among people deceased in 1993, John Hersey ranks 216. Before him are Edwin Vásquez, Ivan Kozlovsky, Jean Cau, Joe Kelly, Bengt Edlén, and Tony Barton. After him are Margarita Nikolaeva, Marjorie Clark, Janusz Sidło, Zeno Colò, Helen Sawyer Hogg, and Francisco Rúa.

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In China

Among people born in China, John Hersey ranks 923 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Shichuan (1890), Xiang Jingyu (1895), Qin Jiwei (1914), Wei Fenghe (1954), He Guoqiang (1943), and Nina Li Chi (1961). After him are Zhang Zhilei (1983), Taylor Wang (1940), Yang Zhongjian (1897), Gu Chaohao (1926), Vivian Wu (1966), and Hui Liangyu (1944).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, John Hersey ranks 110. Before him are Taranatha (1575), Chen Zi'ang (661), Wang Guowei (1877), Zhu Ziqing (1898), Bing Xin (1900), and Lin Shu (1852). After him are Fang Fang (1955), Ingrid Noll (1935), Wang Meng (1934), Ha Jin (1956), Ma Jian (1953), and Liao Yiwu (1958).

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