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.