Tao Ran

Tao Ran (1943–2019), originally named Tu Naixian, traced his ancestry to Jiaoling, Guangdong, and was born in Bandung, Indonesia. He graduated from the Department of Chinese at Beijing Normal University and moved to Hong Kong in 1973. Long active in Hong Kong's literary circles, he served as executive president of the Hong Kong Writers' Association and as editor-in-chief of Hong Kong Literature for eighteen years, contributing much to the editing and promotion of Hong Kong literature. His creative work is represented by the novels In Pursuit and The Same Sky, along with more than forty books including essay collections and prose-poem collections, distinguished by delicate writing and humanistic concern. The library also holds his works on classical poetry annotation, literary appreciation, film and television, examinations, and inspirational growth, reflecting the breadth of his writing and editorial vision.