The Last Lover

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CAN XUE is the pseudonym of Deng Xiaohua, author of many novels, short works of fiction, and volumes of literary criticism in Chinese. Can Xue’s books in English include Five Spice Street and Vertical Motion: Stories. She lives in Beijing.

ANNELISE FINEGAN WASMOEN is an editor and a literary translator. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis.