Qiu Xiaolong 裘小龙 | |
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 Qiu in 2016 | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Shanghai, China |
| Education | East China Normal University (BA 1978)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (MA 1981) Washington University in St. Louis (MA 1993) (PhD 1995) |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Genre | Crime, poetry, translation |
| Notable awards | Anthony Award for Best First Novel 2001 Death of a Red Heroine |
| Website | |
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Qiu Xiaolong (Chinese: 裘小龙, Chinese pronunciation /tɕʰjoʊː ˌɕjɑʊˈlʊŋ/, American English pronunciation /ˈtʃuː ˌʃaʊˈlɒŋ/)[1] is a Chinese American crime novelist, poet, translator, critic, and academic.[1] Born in Shanghai, he originally visited the United States in 1988 to write a book about T. S. Eliot, but remained in the US following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[2]
He has published thirteen crime-thriller/mystery novels as part of the Inspector Chen Cao series. These include Death of a Red Heroine, which won the Anthony Award for best first novel in 2001,[1] and A Loyal Character Dancer. All books follow Shanghai Chief Inspector Chen Cao, a poetry-quoting cop who writes poems himself, and his sidekick Detective Yu.[1] Alongside the plot, the major concern in the books is modern China itself. Each book features quotes from ancient and modern poets, Confucius, insights into Chinese cuisine, architecture, history, politics, herbology and philosophy as well as criminal procedure.
- ^ a b c d "At Home Online: Interview with Qiu Xiaolong by Cara Black". Mystery Readers International. Archived from the original on 20 December 2003.
- ^ Allfree, Claire (12 July 2007), "Author interview: Qiu Xiaolong - Refusing to join the Party", Metro, p. 23