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Riichi Yokomitsu

1898 - 1947

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Riichi Yokomitsu (横光 利一, Yokomitsu Riichi; 17 March 1898 – 30 December 1947) was an experimental, modernist Japanese writer. Yokomitsu began publishing in dōjinshi such as Machi ("Street") and Tō ("Tower") after entering Waseda University in 1916. In 1923, he published Nichirin ("The Sun"), Hae ("A Fly") and more in the magazine Bungeishunjū, which made his name popular. The following year he started the magazine Bungei-Jidai with Yasunari Kawabata and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Riichi Yokomitsu is the 4,931st most popular writer (up from 5,087th in 2019), the 1,346th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,299th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Riichi Yokomitsu ranks 4,931 out of 7,302. Before him are Neal Stephenson, Juan Meléndez Valdés, Halina Poświatowska, John Esposito, Leonti Mroveli, and Maithili Sharan Gupt. After him are Erica Jong, Ján Hollý, Cynewulf, Roderich Menzel, Turan Dursun, and Bulleh Shah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Riichi Yokomitsu ranks 217. Before him are Jascha Horenstein, Rosa Chacel, Zhu Ziqing, Petar Gabrovski, Zeki Rıza Sporel, and Marilyn Miller. After him are Vilho Lampi, Edward Lawry Norton, Georg Kulenkampff, Agnes Ayres, Hugh O'Flaherty, and Charlotte Moore Sitterly. Among people deceased in 1947, Riichi Yokomitsu ranks 174. Before him are Tefta Tashko-Koço, Gilbert Bougnol, Edwin Hedley, Miguel Abadía Méndez, R. B. Bennett, and Ossi Oswalda. After him are Carrie Chapman Catt, Wilfred Hudson Osgood, Rosalia Zemlyachka, Nikolai Chebotaryov, Grantley Goulding, and Somnath Sharma.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Riichi Yokomitsu ranks 1,346 out of 6,245. Before him are Mao Kobayashi (1999), Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu (1911), Yoshiaki Arata (1924), Shinji Tanaka (1960), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), and Ōsugi Sakae (1885). After him are Kaoru Ikeya (1943), Yoshihiko Matsuoka (1977), Yoshikazu Nagai (1952), Rinko Kikuchi (1981), Atsushi Matsuura (1981), and Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Riichi Yokomitsu ranks 100. Before him are Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), Sakyo Komatsu (1931), Michitsuna's mother (935), Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868), and Shōhei Ōoka (1909). After him are Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886), Tomoji Abe (1903), Takeshi Shudo (1949), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), Kitamura Tokoku (1868), and Takashi Tezuka (1960).

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