王朔，我国著名作家，编剧。1978年开始创作，先后发表了《玩的就是心跳》、《看上去很美》等中、长篇小说。出版有《王朔文集》《王朔自选集》等，他的早期小说诗歌文学作品都是以自己部队“大杂院”的成长经历为素材，后来的小说则形成特有风格，对白通俗化又充满活力，叙述语言则戏谑、反讽为主，对权威话语和知识分子的精英立场都有嘲讽，后进入影视业，电视连续剧《渴望》和《编辑部的故事》都获成功。

Wang Shuo (Chinese: 王朔; pinyin: Wáng Shuò, born August 23, 1958) is a Chinese author, director, actor, and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television series and movies. His work has been translated into Japanese, French, English, Italian, and many other languages. He has enormous cultural status in China and has become a nationally celebrated author.