WRITER

Yu Hua

1960 - Today

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Yu Hua (simplified Chinese: 余华; traditional Chinese: 余華; pinyin: Yú Huá; born 3 April, 1960) is a Chinese novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is widely considered one of the greatest living authors in China. Shortly after his debut as a fiction writer in 1983, his first breakthrough came in 1987, when he released the short story "On the Road at Age Eighteen". Yu Hua was regarded as a promising avant-garde or post-New Wave writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yu Hua is the 3,686th most popular writer (down from 3,342nd in 2019), the 785th most popular biography from China (down from 765th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yu Hua ranks 3,686 out of 7,302. Before him are Rupert Brooke, Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Saib Tabrizi, José Enrique Rodó, Ludwig Anzengruber, and Charles Fort. After him are Georgi Pulevski, Janet Asimov, Esteban Echeverría, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Shere Hite, and Claude Favre de Vaugelas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Yu Hua ranks 173. Before him are Greta Scacchi, Jon Huntsman Jr., Boris Pistorius, Ray Bourque, Andrés Gómez, and Richard Sammel. After him are Reed Hastings, Hiam Abbass, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Robin Shou, Ian Rankin, and Matt Sorum.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yu Hua ranks 785 out of 1,610. Before him are Yang Jiechi (1950), Li Zhanshu (1950), Tan Dun (1957), Ricky Hui (1946), Jing Fang (-78), and Yan Lianke (1958). After him are Qiao Shi (1924), Zhang Dejiang (1946), Zhou Fohai (1897), Chen Hongshou (1598), Xu Caihou (1943), and Liu Zhiyuan (895).

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  • Photo of Yang Jiechi

    Yang Jiechi

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 58.87

    Rank: 779

  • Photo of Li Zhanshu

    Li Zhanshu

    POLITICIAN

    1950 - Present

    HPI: 58.85

    Rank: 780

  • Photo of Tan Dun

    Tan Dun

    COMPOSER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 58.84

    Rank: 781

  • Photo of Ricky Hui

    Ricky Hui

    ACTOR

    1946 - 2011

    HPI: 58.83

    Rank: 782

  • Photo of Jing Fang

    Jing Fang

    ASTRONOMER

    78 BC - 37 BC

    HPI: 58.82

    Rank: 783

  • Photo of Yan Lianke

    Yan Lianke

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 58.80

    Rank: 784

  • Photo of Yu Hua

    Yu Hua

    WRITER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 58.76

    Rank: 785

  • Photo of Qiao Shi

    Qiao Shi

    POLITICIAN

    1924 - 2015

    HPI: 58.76

    Rank: 786

  • Photo of Zhang Dejiang

    Zhang Dejiang

    POLITICIAN

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 58.74

    Rank: 787

  • Photo of Zhou Fohai

    Zhou Fohai

    POLITICIAN

    1897 - 1948

    HPI: 58.71

    Rank: 788

  • Photo of Chen Hongshou

    Chen Hongshou

    PAINTER

    1598 - 1652

    HPI: 58.68

    Rank: 789

  • Photo of Xu Caihou

    Xu Caihou

    POLITICIAN

    1943 - 2015

    HPI: 58.68

    Rank: 790

  • Photo of Liu Zhiyuan

    Liu Zhiyuan

    POLITICIAN

    895 - 948

    HPI: 58.62

    Rank: 791

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Yu Hua ranks 87. Before him are Shen Congwen (1902), Xiao Hong (1911), Song Yu (-298), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), and Yan Lianke (1958). After him are Cao Yu (1910), Wang Bo (650), Katherine Paterson (1932), Wang Changling (698), Zhou Zuoren (1885), and Ma Duanlin (1245).

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