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Chen Qiu is the author of Yanshan Waishi (A Tale of Mount Yan). Very little is known about his life: his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. Judging from the works available, his writing is connected with cultural subject matter. Two of his works are held in the collection, namely Yanshan Waishi (unannotated edition) and Yanshan Waishi, which indicates that this book is his representative achievement and the main basis for understanding his writing. Yanshan Waishi is narrated in the classical parallel-prose style, a distinctive feature that makes it an unusual work among Qing dynasty novels and one often regarded as a representative of the parallel-prose novel. Because public information is limited, Chen Qiu's associations, experiences, and writing background are difficult to examine in detail; readers who wish to know more about him should rely on the text of Yanshan Waishi and its place in the evolution of the novel form.