Cheng Bo is a young author about whom little public information is available. Two works can currently be identified: Reading the Letter Again and The Nameless Letter, both commonly classified as youth literature. Judging from the titles and the category, the writing tends to revolve around letters, reading and memory, using epistolary form or plots involving reading to organize the narrative and evoking the nostalgia and sentimentality often found in youth literature. Because no reliable record exists of birth and death dates, nationality, education or writing career, little more can be said about the author's life. Yet the fact that both works take "letters" as their titles suggests a sustained interest in the letter as a medium and in the emotions and suspense it carries, with concise titles hinting at secrets and looking back within the stories. The two works share similar themes and appear to belong to a style that emphasizes emotional atmosphere and inner experience, suited to readers interested in youth growth and epistolary narrative.
