Gu Qian started writing in the 1980s while working various jobs including as a labourer, beekeeper, advertising sales manager and magazine editor. His works include the short story collections Flat Out, Hi, Long Time No See and Mutual Strangers, and the novels Go Elsewhere and Civilian Life. Often anthologised, he has won the Nanjing Gold Medal for Literature and Art. He lives in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
