Li Di

Li Di (1950–2020) was a Chinese writer born in Beijing, with ancestral roots in Luannan, Hebei. He joined the China Writers Association in 1984 and worked as an editor at People's Literature Publishing House. Known for detective and mystery fiction, he is the author of The Woman Who Knocked at Dusk, regarded as an important work in bringing Chinese mystery fiction to the world. He later spent long periods on the front lines of reportage, producing works such as Li Di Tells Chinese Police Stories and The Eighteen Stories of Shibadong Village, which focus on real life and grassroots figures. His subjects also include education and examinations, as seen in titles on handling difficult classroom issues and class-management problems. His writing combines storytelling with social concern and has influenced mystery fiction, documentary literature, and education-related books.