WRITER

Yu Dafu

1896 - 1945

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Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Society. His literary masterpieces include Chenlun (沈淪, Sinking), Chunfeng chenzui de wanshang (春風沈醉的晚上, Intoxicating Spring Nights), Guoqu (過去, The Past), Chuben (出奔, Flight) and so on. Yu Dafu's literary works' writing style and main themes profoundly influenced a group of young writers and formed a spectacular romantic trend in Chinese literature in the 1920s and 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yu Dafu is the 3,999th most popular writer (up from 4,257th in 2019), the 821st most popular biography from China (up from 857th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yu Dafu ranks 3,999 out of 7,302. Before him are Ferenc Fejtő, Moa Martinson, Johannes Jørgensen, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Anar Rzayev, and Syd Field. After him are Bharatendu Harishchandra, Simin Behbahani, Alykul Osmonov, Carmen Martín Gaite, Herbert Achternbusch, and Bei Dao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Yu Dafu ranks 177. Before him are Richard Heidrich, George Parker, Sao Shwe Thaik, Xue Yue, Joseph Schildkraut, and Rafael Franco. After him are Lado Gudiashvili, Louis Bromfield, William Cameron Menzies, Vasily Gordov, Friedrich Waismann, and Rodolfo Terlizzi. Among people deceased in 1945, Yu Dafu ranks 257. Before him are Gustav Fehn, Emily Carr, Albert Taillandier, Emmanuel Bove, Richard Beer-Hofmann, and Charles W. Gilmore. After him are Aleksey Krylov, Rupert Mayer, Albrecht Haushofer, Fejzi Alizoti, Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky, and Julius Hirsch.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yu Dafu ranks 821 out of 1,610. Before him are Yao Ming (1980), Wang Zhen (1909), Fei Xiaotong (1910), Ma Duanlin (1245), Song Ping (1917), and Dai Zhen (1724). After him are Bei Dao (1949), Zhang Zongchang (1881), Jin Shuren (1879), Cui Hao (704), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), and Sanmao (1943).

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    HPI: 58.03

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    Yu Dafu

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    HPI: 57.99

    Rank: 821

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    1949 - Present

    HPI: 57.98

    Rank: 822

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    1881 - 1932

    HPI: 57.97

    Rank: 823

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    1879 - 1941

    HPI: 57.97

    Rank: 824

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    HPI: 57.96

    Rank: 825

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    1945 - Present

    HPI: 57.95

    Rank: 826

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    1943 - 1991

    HPI: 57.90

    Rank: 827

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yu Dafu ranks 94. Before him are Cao Yu (1910), Wang Bo (650), Katherine Paterson (1932), Wang Changling (698), Zhou Zuoren (1885), and Ma Duanlin (1245). After him are Bei Dao (1949), Cui Hao (704), Sanmao (1943), Yang Jiang (1911), You Xie (1958), and Dai Sijie (1954).

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