Diane Johnson is an American novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living in contemporary France. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Persian Nights in 1988. In addition to her literary works, she is also known for writing the screenplay of the 1980 film The Shining together with its director and producer Stanley Kubrick.
Finished the trilogy! Absolutely loved it. The author sets out with two problems: the three body problem to build a solar system, and an explanation to Fermi’s Paradox and the thought out process of how that would explain intelligent life in the universe. This leads to the dark forest theory and combined with we'll developed characters and a deep understanding of physics, is an epic that with a well deserved Hugo Award. Highly recommend the Chinese version!