Xiao Xiao is an author about whom limited public information is available; existing sources do not record a real name, nationality, or dates of birth and death. Judging from the two works held in the collection, Xiao Xiao Floating Drifter and Taming the Cat, the author's writing spans the common categories of inspirational growth and time-travel alternate history, suggesting a fairly broad range of subjects: one type addresses self-growth and life encouragement amid real circumstances, while the other develops its narrative through time travel and an alternate-world setting. Placed side by side, the two works show an author who can handle growth themes close to everyday experience and is also willing to unfold stories within an imaginative framework of time and space. Because verifiable biographical material is insufficient, it is difficult to describe the author's creative career, writing habits, or the influence of the works in detail; readers may instead come to know the narrative interests and concerns of the author directly through these two books.
