| Rao Xueman | |||||||
| Native Name: | 饶雪漫 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1972 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Zigong, Sichuan, China | ||||||
| Occupation: | Novelist, short story writer, essayist, blogger | ||||||
| Language: | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | Sichuan University of Science and Engineering | ||||||
| Period: | 1986–present | ||||||
| Genre: | Novel | ||||||
| Notableworks: | The Left Ear | ||||||
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Rao Xueman (; born 11 December 1972) is a Chinese best-selling author, novelist, and short story writer. She was known for her "Teenage love themed literature".[1] [2] She has published more than thirty novels to date.
Rao Xueman was born in Zigong, Sichuan in 1972.[3] She began writing at 14 years old.[2] In 1994, she was admitted to the Sichuan University of Science and Engineering.[4] After graduating from university, Rao Xueman, along with Wu Meizhen (Chinese: 伍美珍) and Yu Yujun (Chinese: 郁雨君), established "Flower Clothes" (Chinese: 花衣裳), the first writer combination in China.[4] 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.[5] [6]
Her fiction, The Left Ear, was made into a successful film in 2015.[7] [8] 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.[9]