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Zheng Peng, pen name Zheng Xiaolü, was born in 1986 in Longhui, Hunan Province. A member of the first graduating class of the creative writing program at Renmin University, he is a literature professor at Hunan Normal University. He has received the Mao Dun Newcomer Award, the Zijin-Renmin Literary Star Novel Award, and the Chinese Youth Author Novella Award, among others. His writings have been translated into English, Japanese, Czech, and Spanish. His works include the novels 《西洲曲》(Song of Xizhou) and 《去洞庭》 (Journey to Dongting), and the story collections 《南方巴赫》(Southern Bach), 《骑鹅的凛冬》(Swanrider Winter), 《消失的女儿》(The Vanished Daughter), 《1921年的童谣》(Children’s Songs of 1921), 《蚁王》(Ant King), and 《天花乱坠》(A Rain of Flowers), as well as the essay collection 《你知道的太多了》(You Know Too Much).