Zhi Fei is an author about whom very little public information is available. The only confirmed facts are that a single work appears under this name, The Shadowless Lamp, and that it is commonly classified under foreign literature. No records are available regarding the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, English name, educational background, or writing career, and no further reliable information can be found through public sources, so a fuller account of the author's life cannot be given. On the basis of the existing material, readers have access mainly to this one work, which is also the only window into Zhi Fei's writing. Its classification suggests that the work may have a foreign setting or translation background, but its actual subject matter and narrative style must be judged from the text itself. With only one work and few related commentaries, the author's visibility and influence among readers are difficult to assess at present, and a fuller picture of the author's writing must await further information.
