Li Tang, born in Beijing in 1992, began writing poetry in high school and later novels in when he was in college. His works have been published in People's Literature, Harvest, October, and Flower City. Tang's published works include the short story collections The Tiger in the Grocery Market and We Will Be Forgotten, the novels Going up to the Capital, The Sea Outside, The Real Estate Salesman on the Moon, and the recently published short story collection Tropics. He is the recipient of the October Literature Award and the Zijin-People's Literature Star Novel Award.

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