WRITER

Shōhei Ōoka

1909 - 1988

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Shōhei Ōoka (Japanese: 大岡 昇平, romanized: Ōoka Shōhei; March 6, 1909 – December 25, 1988) was a Japanese novelist, literary critic, and lecturer and translator of French literature who was active during the Shōwa period. Ōoka belongs to the group of postwar writers whose Pacific War experiences at home and abroad figure prominently in their works. Over his lifetime, he contributed short stories and critical essays to almost every literary magazine in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shōhei Ōoka is the 4,888th most popular writer (down from 4,810th in 2019), the 1,329th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,240th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 4,888 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugenio Espejo, Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Steven Millhauser, Antoni Malczewski, Kamala Surayya, and Steven Erikson. After him are Yuri Nagibin, Mary Oliver, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Norman Spinrad, Andreas Kalvos, and Saint-Pol-Roux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 290. Before him are Hilde Domin, Elis Wiklund, Rodolphe Hiden, Beb Bakhuys, George Saling, and András Székely. After him are Erik Persson, Severino Minelli, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Emmett Toppino, Zoya Fyodorova, and Ashapurna Devi. Among people deceased in 1988, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 181. Before him are Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Patrick Steptoe, Anatoli Maslyonkin, Kurt Raab, Nando González, and I. A. L. Diamond. After him are Seth Neddermeyer, Joseph Wresinski, Ferit Melen, Guillermo Haro, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, and Hans Lewy.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 1,329 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868), Atsushi Yamaguchi (1980), Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (1962), Toru Kamikawa (1963), Keiko Takemiya (1950), and Akio Ōtsuka (1959). After him are Mana (1969), Akina Nakamori (1965), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), Daisuke Gōri (1952), Uchida Kōsai (1865), and Taeko Kawasumi (1972).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 99. Before him are Yōko Ogawa (1962), Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), Sakyo Komatsu (1931), Michitsuna's mother (935), and Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868). After him are Riichi Yokomitsu (1898), Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886), Tomoji Abe (1903), Takeshi Shudo (1949), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), and Kitamura Tokoku (1868).

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