About the author

Gong Qun, about whom limited public information is available, works across the fields of foreign literature and social science. In foreign literature, Gong Qun participated in introducing the Japanese mystery writer Yukito Ayatsuji's "House" series to Chinese readers, including The Decagon House Murders and The Water Mill House Murders. Both are closed-circle mysteries built around a chain of puzzles, with careful planting of clues and logical deduction, and are representative texts of orthodox detective fiction. In social science, Gong Qun is the author of In Pursuit of Justice: A Study of Western Political and Ethical Thought, which surveys and discusses Western political and ethical ideas and reflects a scholarly concern with the question of justice. Overall, Gong Qun's work spans both the translation and introduction of detective fiction and academic writing on political ethics, addressing different groups of readers. Because verifiable biographical information is scarce, details of identity and research focus cannot be further confirmed; readers may learn about Gong Qun's interests through the works mentioned above.

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Publishers

Peking University PressNew Star Press