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Mervyn Peake

1911 - 1968

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Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was a British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books. The four works were part of what Peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the completion of which was prevented by his death. They are sometimes compared to the work of his older contemporary J. R. R. Tolkien, but Peake's surreal fiction was influenced by his early love for Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson rather than Tolkien's studies of mythology and philology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mervyn Peake is the 4,607th most popular writer (down from 4,442nd in 2019), the 873rd most popular biography from China (down from 867th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mervyn Peake ranks 4,607 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Richardson, Sandra Brown, Mira Lobe, Tommaso Landolfi, Paruyr Sevak, and Per Wästberg. After him are Einar Benediktsson, Ekaterine Gabashvili, Solomana Kante, Elin Wägner, Ioannis Chrysafis, and Marie Luise Kaschnitz.

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Among people born in 1911, Mervyn Peake ranks 257. Before him are Enric Valor i Vives, Bob Kiesel, Consalvo Sanesi, Robert Marchand, Gustav Wetterström, and Albina Osipowich. After him are Mirza Ibrahimov, Roger Lapébie, Alfred Manessier, Milorad B. Protić, Ján Cikker, and Nikolai Baibakov. Among people deceased in 1968, Mervyn Peake ranks 182. Before him are Charles Bacon, Little Walter, Jan Johansson, Franchot Tone, Armand Blanchonnet, and Weegee. After him are Tim Ahearne, Francis Biddle, Luigi Cevenini, Martin Frič, René Navarre, and Kay Francis.

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In China

Among people born in China, Mervyn Peake ranks 873 out of 1,610. Before him are Yuen Ren Chao (1892), Liu Yunshan (1947), Zhao Rukuo (1170), Li Rui (1917), Lang Ping (1960), and Wen Yiduo (1899). After him are Taranatha (1575), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Guo Boxiong (1942), Zhou Fang (730), Huang Ju (1938), and Chen Zi'ang (661).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Mervyn Peake ranks 103. Before him are Sanmao (1943), Yang Jiang (1911), You Xie (1958), Dai Sijie (1954), Zhang Jie (1937), and Wen Yiduo (1899). After him are Taranatha (1575), Chen Zi'ang (661), Wang Guowei (1877), Zhu Ziqing (1898), Bing Xin (1900), and Lin Shu (1852).

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