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Lin Shu

1852 - 1924

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Lin Shu (Chinese: 林紓, November 8, 1852 – October 9, 1924; courtesy name Qinnan (琴南) was a Chinese writer. He was well known for introducing Western literature to a whole generation of Chinese readers, despite his ignorance of any foreign languages; collaborating with others including actual translators, he released over 180 Classical Chinese translations of English or French works, mostly novels, drawn from 98 writers of 11 countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Shu is the 5,044th most popular writer (down from 4,637th in 2019), the 904th most popular biography from China (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 109th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lin Shu ranks 5,044 out of 7,302. Before him are Atiq Rahimi, Nicholas Evans, Vladimir Makanin, Kalhana, George Washington Williams, and Rita Mae Brown. After him are Fatos Kongoli, Henriette Roland Holst, Wendela Hebbe, Jean Vautrin, Xosé María Díaz Castro, and Paul Louis Courier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Lin Shu ranks 107. Before him are Felix Graf von Bothmer, Fulgence Bienvenüe, Daniel De Leon, Johan Ramstedt, Orest Khvolson, and Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan. After him are Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, Léon Moreaux, Joseph Timchenko, Theodore Robinson, and Máximo Tajes. Among people deceased in 1924, Lin Shu ranks 115. Before him are Hannibal Sehested, Stefan Toshev, Conrad Magnusson, Louis Perrée, George Kennan, and William Hemsley. After him are Vlastimil Tusar, Joseph Timchenko, Lloyd Hildebrand, Josefine Swoboda, Josef Labor, and Georg Selenius.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Shu ranks 904 out of 1,610. Before him are Ching Siu-tung (1953), Li Li-hua (1924), Toshiko Fujita (1950), Liu Yang (1978), P. C. Chang (1892), and Xie Fuzhi (1909). After him are Flossie Wong-Staal (1946), Keye Luke (1904), Paul Yü Pin (1901), Ding Xuexiang (1962), John Baptist Wu (1925), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Lin Shu ranks 109. Before him are Mervyn Peake (1911), Taranatha (1575), Chen Zi'ang (661), Wang Guowei (1877), Zhu Ziqing (1898), and Bing Xin (1900). After him are John Hersey (1914), Fang Fang (1955), Ingrid Noll (1935), Wang Meng (1934), Ha Jin (1956), and Ma Jian (1953).

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