裘小龍

詩人，詩歌翻譯傢，小說傢，齣身於上海。上個世紀八十年代因翻譯T・S・艾略特和美國意象派詩人詩作而聞名。八十年代末，到美國留學，並用英語開始小說創作。現為華盛頓大學中國文學教授。

自2000年起連續推齣以中國當代現實生活為背景，以詩人刑偵隊長陳超為主角的係列偵破推理小說，其中《紅英之死）｝獲得世界推理小說最高榮譽――第三十二屆世界推理小說大奬，成為第一位榮獲此奬的華人作傢。《紅英之死》入選紐約《新聞日報》2000年十部最佳小說。

裘小龍偵破推理係列已在世界各地引起廣泛反響，美國、法國、意大利、日本、瑞典、丹麥、挪威等國相繼翻譯齣版。

來小龍們被推理係列：

《紅英之死》

《外灘花園》

《石庫門驟歌》

Praise for Qiu Xiaolong: "A sequel [to Death of a Red Heroine ] that in many ways is even more impressive. . . . [Qiu] has moved from the poetic, exotic milieu of his first book (although plenty of elements remain) into a tougher, wider, probably more commercial and modern version of China as seen by America."— Chicago Tribune "Another wonderful novel featuring Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police Bureau . . . [for] Sinophiles like myself, who fantasize about taking an insider’s tour of Shanghai."—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air "The travelogue aspects of the novel don’t overwhelm it’s critical intelligence. As in all hard-boiled [mysteries], the murder and mayhem provide a cover story for a larger investigation of social mysteries."— Chicago Sun-Times Inspector Chen’s mentor in the Shanghai Police Bureau has assigned him to escort U.S. Marshal Catherine Rohn. Her mission is to bring Wen, the wife of a witness in an important criminal trial, to the United States. Inspector Rohn is already en route when Chen learns that Wen has unaccountably vanished from her village in Fujian. Or is this just what he is supposed to believe? Chen resents his role; he would rather investigate the triad killing in Shanghai’s beauteous Bund Park. But his boss insists that saving face with Inspector Rohn has priority. So Chen Cao, the ambitious son of a father who imbued him with Confucian precepts, must tread warily as he tries once again to be a good cop, a good man, and also a loyal Party member. Qiu Xiaolong, a prize-winning poet and critic in China, now teaches at Washington University in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife and daughter.