Zhou Meisen

Zhou Meisen, born on March 9, 1956 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, is a contemporary Chinese author and screenwriter. He once worked as a miner, later served as an editor of Qingchun, and is now vice chairman of the Jiangsu Writers Association. His writing focuses mainly on political and social fiction. Representative works include Renjian Zhengdao, Made in China, Absolute Power, Supreme Interests, State Prosecution, I Rule the Floating World, and In the Name of the People. These works center on social tensions and the exercise of power during China's transition, with solid plots and a strong sense of reality; many were adapted by him into films and television series and have had wide influence. Ten of his works are included in this collection, and an anti-corruption anthology is also available. Public information on his early life and writing details is limited, but his existing works show that he excels at using long-form narrative to portray the political ecology and social conditions of contemporary China.