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Mao Dun

1896 - 1981

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Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing; 4 July 1896 – 27 March 1981), best known by the pen name of Mao Dun, was a Chinese novelist, essayist, journalist, playwright, literary and cultural critic. He was highly celebrated for his realist novels, including Midnight, which depicts life in cosmopolitan Shanghai. Mao was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party and participated in a number of left-wing cultural movements during the 1920s and 1930s. He was the editor-in-chief of Fiction Monthly and helped lead the League of Left-Wing Writers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mao Dun is the 1,641st most popular writer (up from 1,709th in 2019), the 436th most popular biography from China (up from 508th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mao Dun ranks 1,641 out of 7,302. Before him are Harlan Coben, Pehr Henrik Ling, Babrius, Robert Desnos, Boualem Sansal, and Robert Silverberg. After him are Elizabeth George, Robert Wilson, Fran Krsto Frankopan, Petar Zrinski, John Gay, and Hassan ibn Thabit.

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Among people born in 1896, Mao Dun ranks 76. Before him are Henri de Lubac, Otto Hofmann, Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Ruth Gordon, Mark W. Clark, and Aspasia Manos. After him are Michael Balint, Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Ville Ritola, Carlos P. Garcia, Agustín Muñoz Grandes, and J. Carrol Naish. Among people deceased in 1981, Mao Dun ranks 53. Before him are Alberto Suppici, Marcel Bezençon, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Bill Shankly, Rómulo Betancourt, and Gyula Lóránt. After him are Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Melvyn Douglas, Josep Pla, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Heinz Kohut, and Mike Hailwood.

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In China

Among people born in China, Mao Dun ranks 436 out of 1,610. Before him are Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Emperor Wu of Song (363), Huo Guang (-150), Zhou Tai (163), Wen Tianxiang (1236), and Yan Xishan (1883). After him are Demchugdongrub (1902), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Zhu Youlang (1623), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761), and Zhuge Jin (174).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Mao Dun ranks 41. Before him are J. G. Ballard (1930), Liang Qichao (1873), Gampopa (1079), Qiu Chuji (1148), Eileen Chang (1920), and Wen Tianxiang (1236). After him are Sima Xiangru (-179), Shen Yue (441), Liu Zongyuan (773), Xu Shen (58), Li He (790), and Ruan Ji (210).

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