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Chen Zhu's biography, including his life dates and nationality, is not well documented in publicly available sources. The library currently holds seven of his works, which concentrate on traditional Chinese scholarship and literary studies. On the one hand, he wrote on the Schools of Thought and Confucian classics, including Chen Zhu on the Schools of Thought, The Original Classics Library: An Introduction to the Schools of Thought, and An Annotated Commentary on the Doctrine of the Mean, works that trace early Chinese intellectual traditions and offer annotation and interpretation. On the other hand, he examined the history of prose in A History of Chinese Prose and Chen Zhu on the History of Chinese Prose, surveying the development of Chinese prose in a historical manner. His works appear in series such as The Original Classics Library and are classified under Eastern philosophy, classic works, history, and literary appreciation. The library also lists Commercial Bank Practice: Cases and Analysis, whose subject differs markedly and may belong to a namesake author; readers should distinguish between them.