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Gu Zhen is a literary editor, translator, and essayist active in the fields of foreign literature and writing about books. Publicly available information about him is limited, and details of his life have not been systematically disclosed, yet his published works and scattered articles sketch a clear picture of his work. He has translated Shaun Bythell's The Diary of a Bookseller and Confessions of a Bookseller, conveying the everyday textures of a Scottish secondhand bookshop in plain, natural prose. He has also translated Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep and The Lady in the Lake, bringing the rhythm and tone of hardboiled detective fiction into Chinese. His other translations include The Book Hunter's Holiday and Metamorphoses. He is the author of the essay collection Books Can Talk, and his articles have appeared in venues such as The Paper's Shanghai Review of Books and Wenhui Daily, often centering on books, readers, and the book trade. His writing and translation combine literary interest with intellectual substance, and have earned him a readership.