A Biography of Wang Xiaobo

1. Before reading, revisit a few of Wang Xiaobo's representative works, such as Golden Age and The Silent Majority, and enter the biography with questions in mind
2. Pay particular attention to the book's discussion of the connection between Wang Xiaobo's "liberal ideas" and his "art of fiction"
3. There is no need to finish it in one sitting; read and reflect as you go, comparing the book's views with your own understanding of Wang Xiaobo

Since its founding in 1984, Zhejiang University Press has published across fields ranging from science, engineering, agriculture and medicine to the humanities and social sciences, covering both academic monographs and general-interest titles. Judging from the 211 books in our catalog, its strengths lie in management, finance, social sciences, world history and biography. Representative works include Wu Xiaobo's financial titles such as "Day by Day" and "Tencent Biography", translations in the social sciences such as Chizuko Ueno's "Patriarchy and Capitalism", and biographical and historical works such as "Alexander Hamilton" and "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire". Its authors include Chinese and international scholars and writers such as Wu Xiaobo, Chizuko Ueno and Ron Chernow. On the evidence of the catalog, the press combines academic translation with accessible finance and history writing, giving equal weight to specialist publishing and popular reading. It should be noted that public information on the press's full publishing structure and characteristics is limited.