"Black Sheep Among White Sheep" Author: Shuang Xuetao Publisher: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House

"Black Sheep Among White Sheep" is Shuang Xuetao's first collection of essays. The book is divided into three parts: the first part "Black Sheep Among White Sheep: Talking about Novels" includes nine articles written by the author for writing enthusiasts: from the beginning and atmosphere of the novel to the creation of characters, images and language, endings and revisions... sharing his own reading and writing experience; the second part "A Life Away: Talking about Movies" starts with successful cases of film and television adaptations, and details his understanding of the two artistic media of film and literature, and the relationship between novel texts and film and television adaptations; the third part "Distance from the Flame: Collection of Essays" selects essays, essays, and interviews related to creation published by the author in the past ten years since he resigned from his job in 2012 and began freelance writing.

This book is a sincere conversation between novelist Shuang Xuetao and readers. He shares how he embarked on the road of writing, the mistakes and detours, losses and gains in the process; he reflects on his ten years of writing practice and experience, and extends an invitation and call to everyone who dreams of writing -

A young person who has not received traditional formal training but has a literary dream can rely on his pen to cut through the thorns of life and get closer to his literary ideal step by step. In the face of a chaotic reality, we can at least keep the faint light deep in our hearts through reading and writing.

Shuang Xuetao, born in the 1980s, is a native of Shenyang and a novelist.

He won the first prize of the first Chinese Film Novel Award, the "Young Writer of the Year" of the third One Way Street Bookstore Literary Award, and the first prize of the third Blancpain Utopia Literary Award.

His published works include the short story collections "Moses on the Plain", "The Aviator", and "The Hunter" and the novels "The Age of Deaf and Dumb", "Tengo's Notes", and "Winged Demon".