Zhenya Xu

Born in Changshu, Jiangsu, in 1889, Xu Zhenya was a modern Chinese novelist and a member of the literary society Nanshe. Sources describe him as a representative writer of the Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies school, a style known for romance, sentiment, and dramatic storytelling.

Before becoming established in literary circles, he worked as a teacher and later studied law in Shanghai. He also wrote for Minquan bao and went on to serve as an editor there, linking his fiction career with the lively newspaper and publishing world of the early Republic era.

Xu Zhenya is especially remembered for Yu li hun, the novel most closely associated with his name. He died in 1937. I found reliable biographical information about his life and work, but I could not confirm a suitable portrait image from the pages I checked, so I have left the profile image empty.