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Liang Hong

Liang Hong, born in 1973 near Zhengzhou, Henan, in Liang Village, is a scholar, writer and Professor at Renmin University of China. In addition to her book-length interview with Yan Lianke, The Witch’s Red Chopsticks (2002)and two works of literary criticism, Notes from the Outlying Provinces: 20th Century Literature in Henan (2008) and Diminishing Halo: The Evolution of Narrative in Contemporary Chinese Literature (2009), Liang Hong has also published two books of non-fiction about her hometown: China in Liang Village (2010) and Leaving Liang Village (2013). She has recently published the novel Liang Guangzheng’s Light. Her many awards include the “Eleventh Mandarin Chinese Media Award – annual essayist”, the “2010 People’s Literature Award”, the seventh “Manjin Book Award” and the “2013 China Good Book” award.

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