Kevin Chen is a Taiwanese author working in Germany. He began his career as an actor and subsequently published several novels, essays, and collections of short stories in Taiwan, leading him to receive numerous literary awards in the country. His first publication in English, Ghost Town (2022), translated by Darryl Sterk, was reviewed by the New York Times, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and others. The book was included in Library Journal's list of the Best Books of World Literature 2022 and in the longlist for the PEN Translation Prize 2023. Ghost Town has since been translated into 13 languages.