Xu Yigua
Xu Yigua is the pen name of Xu Ping, a Chinese writer based in Xiamen. She writes news reports for Xiamen Evening News under the name Xu Ping, and fiction under the name Xu Yigua. She found fame in the early 2000s when her fictions were featured on the covers of prominent national literary magazines, and after her real identity was discovered, the catchphrase "Tail-line Reporter, Headline Author" caught on.
Xu's work with Xiamen Evening News gave her extensive experience in the fields of law and government. As a result, most of her fiction deal with crimes.
Xu Yigua's 2010 novel Sunspot was adapted into a 2015 film The Dead End directed by Cao Baoping, which was a commercial and critical success.Works translated to English
