zuò zhě / zài / xù yán / zhōng / xī shǔ / jiāo dài / le / zhè bù / xiǎo shuō / de / chuàng zuò / bèi jǐng

作者在序言中悉数交代了这部小说的创作背景。

In the preface, the author explained in detail the background behind the creation of the novel.