- No.
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- Does he write in a language originating in Asia (counting Russian as European)?
I was first thinking Kawabata because of “Meijin”, but they’re mentioned in the book club… Also, I guess Kawabata is dead, so it wouldn’t have been right anyways
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- Yes.
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Glad to have excluded Russian!
- Does he write in Japanese?
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No, he does not write in Japanese.
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What we know:
- Male
- Real
- Living
- Over 55
- Not mentioned in Book Club
- Writes non-realistic science fiction for adults
- Writes in an asian language excluding russian and japanese
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All writers outside of English or European languages that I know of are either dead, wrote in Russian or in Japanese, so I have no clue at the moment…
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I think we should figure out what language he writes and what type of fiction (science, historical, fantasy)
- Does he write realistic fiction?
- No.
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- Scifi?
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- Yes.
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- Does he write in Chinese?
If so, solve for Liu Cixin
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- Yes.
Correct!
Note: Isn’t that like conditional moves?
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I think that would count as a question.
(the “if so”)
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Hurray! Just in time 
Yup, but he’s head and shoulderst above any other Chinese scifi writer with regard to popularity in the West, as far as I can tell, so if it wasn’t him, I don’t think we’d have a chance anyway 
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So, my turn, I think.
Male, real, alive.
- Over 45.
- Not a sportsman, Go player, etc.
- Not an artist
- Not a politician
- Profession is not directly related to coding
- Not an actor
- Not a youtuber / streamer
- Over 60
- Over 80
- Does not create electronics
- Not over 100
- Officially retired, but not really
- Involved in a “movement”, but not as occupation
- Not known to be rich
- Over 45?
- Yes