Chang Kuo-Li, one time editor-in-chief of China Times Weekly, has won numerous awards for his writing. A linguist, historian, army expert, sports fan, food critic, as well as poet, playwright and novelist, he is truly a Renaissance man. He has published a dozen books over his career, including Italy in One Bite, Birdwatchers, The Jobless Detective, and The Sniper. His work The Sniper has been translated into Dutch, German, French, English, Russian, and Turkish.