筆名(ming)韓江、阮明(ming)。廣東普(pu)寧人。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共黨員。1964年(nian)(nian)畢業于南開(kai)大學(xue)(xue)(xue)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)文(wen)系,1981年(nian)(nian)又畢業于中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)社科(ke)院(yuan)(yuan)研究(jiu)生院(yuan)(yuan)。1964年(nian)(nian)參加工作(zuo)。歷任(ren)(ren)河北教師(shi)(shi)進修學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)教師(shi)(shi),河北工讀師(shi)(shi)院(yuan)(yuan)教師(shi)(shi)、系主任(ren)(ren),河北化工學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)辦公(gong)室秘書科(ke)長,北京國(guo)(guo)際(ji)政治(zhi)學(xue)(xue)(xue)院(yuan)(yuan)講(jiang)師(shi)(shi),北京中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)人民警官大學(xue)(xue)(xue)系主任(ren)(ren)、教授,公(gong)安文(wen)化研究(jiu)所所長,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)人民公(gong)安大學(xue)(xue)(xue)系主任(ren)(ren)、教授。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)大眾(zhong)文(wen)學(xue)(xue)(xue)學(xue)(xue)(xue)會(hui)理(li)事,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)華臺港澳暨海外華文(wen)文(wen)學(xue)(xue)(xue)研究(jiu)會(hui)常務理(li)事,世界華文(wen)文(wen)學(xue)(xue)(xue)學(xue)(xue)(xue)會(hui)理(li)事兼出版(ban)工作(zuo)委員會(hui)副主任(ren)(ren)。享受政府(fu)特(te)殊津貼(tie)。1964年(nian)(nian)開(kai)始(shi)發表作(zuo)品。1990年(nian)(nian)加入中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)作(zuo)家協(xie)會(hui)。
著有論(lun)著《張天翼小說論(lun)稿》、《八十年代(dai)臺(tai)港文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)新(xin)潮(chao)選萃》、《臺(tai)灣(wan)名家散文(wen)(wen)選評(ping)》、《臺(tai)灣(wan)散文(wen)(wen)名作(zuo)賞(shang)析》,并與人合(he)作(zuo)《文(wen)(wen)藝評(ping)論(lun)寫(xie)作(zuo)講座》、《現代(dai)臺(tai)灣(wan)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)史(shi)》、《臺(tai)灣(wan)新(xin)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)辭典(dian)》、《文(wen)(wen)藝創(chuang)作(zuo)七十講》、《中(zhong)華(hua)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)通史(shi)》,論(lun)文(wen)(wen)集《張天翼論(lun)》,主編《中(zhong)國公(gong)安文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)作(zuo)品選講》、《中(zhong)國文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)作(zuo)品選講》、《當代(dai)中(zhong)國公(gong)安文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)大(da)系》(22卷)等。