Xu Xing, writer, 1956, from Beijing. 1977 became a soldier and began to write. 198 1 year, worked as a cleaner in quanjude roast duck restaurant after demobilization. It was in this half year that he created the novel Variations without Theme. 1In July, 985, the first novel variation without theme was published by People's Literature magazine, which is regarded as one of the landmark works of China's contemporary literature from tradition to modernity and one of the classic works of "pseudo-modernism". From 1986 to 1987, The Story of the City, The Hungry Mouse and Why Are You Wandering at the Fork? From 65438 to 0989, he gave lectures at the West Berlin University of the Arts in Germany. 1992, went to the University of Heidelberg in Germany to study for a doctorate, and then gave up. 1994 returned to China. From 65438 to 0995, Xu Xing was selected as one of the 240 outstanding novelists in the world by The French Observer. In 2003, he was awarded the Knight of French Literature. Currently living in the basement, the monthly rent is 100 yuan, teaching foreigners Chinese to make a living. I am a casual person, and I completely adhere to the protagonist's outlook on life and values in the novel. Originally, he could have managed his life well, but he thought it was more important to stick to his spiritual happiness than anything else, not to be a slave to money and fame, and to stick to his values in variations without themes. He was an absolute personality figure.