Chi Wei-Jan holds a PhD in English Literature of University of Iowa and is currently professor of drama and theatre at National Taiwan University. He is a successful playwright and has written and produced many plays, including MIT: Mad in Taiwan, The Mahjong Game Trilogy, Reel Murders, Utopia Ltd. and One Bed, Four Players. He has also published several books of essays including Seriously Playful and Misunderstanding Shakespeare. Private Eyes is his first novel.