Review
'Chen is a great creation, an honourable man in a world full of deception and treachery'
(
Guardian )
'A luminescent synthesis of a thriller and a literary novel' (
Independent on A LOYAL CHARACTER DANCER)
'Stupendous . . . It does what detective fiction can do best: it captures the details, the grit of everyday life . . . A matchless pearl.'
(
Fresh Air, National Public Radio, USA on DEATH OF A RED HEROINE)
'A vivid portrait of modern Chinese society ... full of the sights, sounds and smells of Shanghai.'
(
Wall Street Journal )
'Gripping . . . Chen stands in a class with Martin Cruz Smith's Russian investigator, Arkady Renko, and P.D. James's Scotland Yard inspector, Adam Dalgliesh.'
(
Publishers Weekly starred review)
'With strong and subtle characterisation, Qui Xiaolong draws us into a fascinating world where the greatest mystery revealed is the mystery of present-day China itself'
(John Harvey)
About the Author
Qiu Xiaolong was born in Shanghai. He was selected for membership of the Chinese Writers` Association and published poetry, translations and criticism in China. He has lived in the United States since 1989 and has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature awarded by Washington University. His work has been published in many literary magazines in America and in several anthologies. He has been the recipient of the Missouri Biennial Award, the
Prairie Schooner Readers` Choice Award, a Yaddo and a Ford Foundation Fellowship. He lives in St. Louis with his wife and daughter.