ZHANG Chu 张楚 (novelist; PRC) is the author of six short story collections, most recently 七根孔雀羽毛 [Seven Peacock Feathers] (2023), 过香河 [Passing Xianghe] (2021), and 夜是怎样黑下来的 [How the Night Fall] (2019). He published his first novel, 云落 [Yun Luo] in June of 2024. Among the awards he has won are the Lu Xun Literature Award. Yu Dafu Fiction Award, Sun Li Literature Award, Lin Jinlan Short Story Award, Gao Xiaosheng Literature Award, and the Chinese Young Writers Award. Three of his books have been adapted for the screen. His participation is made possible by a gift from the Ramon and Victoria Lim Fund.