Han Han

Han Han, born on September 23, 1982, in Jinshan, Shanghai, is a contemporary Chinese author, professional racing driver, and film director. In 1999, he won first prize in the inaugural New Concept Writing Competition with “A Man Seen Through a Cup.” In 2000, he rose to fame with his novel Triple Door. He went on to publish works including Subzero, Changan Chaos, 1988: I Want to Talk to This World, and Youth. His writing spans wuxia, social novels, and essays, and is known for personal narration and a humorous yet incisive view of youth and social reality. As a professional racer, he won both circuit and rally annual championships, and in 2010 he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.