Rao Xueman (; born 11 December 1972) is a Chinese best-selling author, novelist, and

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

writer. She was known for her "Teenage love themed literature". She has published more than thirty novels to date.

Biography

Rao Xueman was born in

Zigong Zigong (, ), formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing (Tzuliuching, literally "self-flow well") and Gongjing (Kungching, literally "offering well"), is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, southwestern China. Demographics Accord ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of th ...

in 1972. She began writing at 14 years old. In 1994, she was admitted to the

Sichuan University of Science and Engineering The Sichuan University of Science and Engineering (SUSE, ) is a provincial public university in Zigong, Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred t ...

. After graduating from university, Rao Xueman, along with Wu Meizhen () and Yu Yujun (), established "Flower Clothes" (), the first writer combination in China. Later, she became an editor and host. Now, she is a best-selling author. Rao Xueman's first "Teenage love themed literature" novel, "The Elfin's Golden Castle" (小妖的金色城堡), was first published in 2004. Her fiction, '' The Left Ear'', was made into a successful film in 2015. '' Secret Fruit'' was also adapted into a film. A new film based on one of her novels, titled ''Sandglass'', is scheduled for release in 2016.

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