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Lin Buwang is an author included in this Chinese-language book database, but public information about him is limited: his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not recorded. The database holds six of his works, including several volumes in the Tange Sazen series, such as The Volume of Qian Clouds and Kun Dragons, The Volume of the Withered Monkey, and The Volume of Nikko, as well as Tange Sazen: A Representative Work of Japanese Swashbuckling Fiction, The Statue: A New Edition of the Ooka Chronicles, and The Secret Document of Worries. Judging from these titles and their common classification, Lin Buwang's writing focuses mainly on Japanese swashbuckling and historical subjects, with elements of social fiction, and tends toward popular storytelling and legend. The Tange Sazen series is presented as a representative work of Japanese swashbuckling fiction, suggesting that his tales of warriors have some standing in Japanese popular literature. Because reliable biographical material is scarce, this note can only sketch the subjects and character of his surviving works.