WRITER

Naoya Shiga

1883 - 1971

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Naoya Shiga (志賀直哉, Shiga Naoya) Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi.ɡa (|) na(ꜜ).o.ja, ɕi.ŋa-], February 20, 1883 – October 21, 1971 was a Japanese writer active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan, whose work was distinguished by its lucid, straightforward style and strong autobiographical overtones. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Naoya Shiga is the 3,394th most popular writer (down from 3,190th in 2024), the 998th most popular biography from Japan (down from 920th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Naoya Shiga ranks 3,394 out of 7,302. Before him are Susanna Tamaro, Apion, Phan Bội Châu, Augusto Genina, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, and Karin Michaëlis. After him are Paul Gallico, Charlie Kaufman, Maurice Sendak, Frances Burney, Thomas of Britain, and Abu Firas al-Hamdani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Naoya Shiga ranks 148. Before him are Otto Erich Deutsch, Mihály Babits, Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama, Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Ramón Fonst, and Eleazar López Contreras. After him are Ota Benga, D. S. Senanayake, Vladimir Kappel, Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Imogen Cunningham, and Paul Bader. Among people deceased in 1971, Naoya Shiga ranks 119. Before him are Ignazio Giunti, Frank Loomis, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Bill W., Erik Almlöf, and Viliam Široký. After him are Gunnar Sköld, Vikram Sarabhai, Armando Picchi, Paul Bader, Earl Thomson, and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Naoya Shiga ranks 998 out of 6,245. Before him are Kan Kikuchi (1888), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Mikio Sato (1928), Torii Kiyonobu I (1664), Yoshinori Shigematsu (1930), and Masabumi Hosono (1870). After him are Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955), Hiromi Kawakami (1958), Nobuko Jashima (1959), Tetsurō Tamba (1922), Natsuo Kirino (1951), and Ai Yazawa (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Naoya Shiga ranks 74. Before him are Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Jien (1155), Yasutaka Tsutsui (1934), Ango Sakaguchi (1906), Kafū Nagai (1879), and Kan Kikuchi (1888). After him are Hiromi Kawakami (1958), Natsuo Kirino (1951), Ai Yazawa (1967), Futabatei Shimei (1864), Tōson Shimazaki (1872), and Doppo Kunikida (1871).

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