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Kang Kai is a translator whose work is visible in the Chinese book market, though public information about his life is limited, with no clear records of his nationality, dates of birth and death, or educational background. Judging from the five works held in the collection, his translations span foreign literature and social fiction. His representative translations include the My Struggle series by the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgård, covering all six volumes as well as individual volumes such as Dancing in the Dark and A Man in Love, along with a three-volume boxed set; he has also translated And the Mountains Echoed. These works are mostly contemporary foreign novels dealing with personal growth, family relationships, and modern social life, marked by dense narrative and delicate psychological description, which place high demands on a translator's command of language and literary sensibility. Kang Kai's translations carry the task of conveying the style of the originals to Chinese readers, with his rendering serving the narrative rhythm and emotional layers of the source texts. Public material on his translation career and personal background remains limited, and readers mainly know his work through the translations mentioned above.