Fan Wu
Encyclopedia
Fan Wu is a Chinese
-American
novelist.
where her parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution
. She came to the United States
for graduate studies at Stanford University
in 1997, began working at Yahoo! Inc. in 1999, and began to write in 2002. In 2007, she left her technology job to devote herself to writing. She currently resides in northern California
.
She also writes short stories and her writing has appeared in Granta
, The Missouri Review
, Asia Literary Review
, Ploughshares
. She is currently working on her third novel and a short story collection. She writes in both English and Chinese.
China
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-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist.
Biography
Fan Wu grew up on a state-run farm in southern ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
where her parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
. She came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for graduate studies at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1997, began working at Yahoo! Inc. in 1999, and began to write in 2002. In 2007, she left her technology job to devote herself to writing. She currently resides in northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
She also writes short stories and her writing has appeared in Granta
Granta
Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centers on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated, "In its blend of...
, The Missouri Review
The Missouri Review
The Missouri Review is a literary magazine. Founded in 1978 by the University of Missouri, it publishes fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction quarterly. With its open submission policy, The Missouri Review receives 12,000 manuscripts each year and is known for printing previously unpublished...
, Asia Literary Review
Asia Literary Review
Asia Literary Review is a quarterly literary journal published in Hong Kong and distributed internationally. The coverage includes fiction, memoirs, reportage, poetry, photography and art. The magazine has published interviews with figures such as Salman Rushdie.Contributors have included Xu Xi, Su...
, Ploughshares
Ploughshares
Ploughshares is an American literary magazine founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College in the heart of Boston...
. She is currently working on her third novel and a short story collection. She writes in both English and Chinese.
External links
- February Flowers review
- Fan Wu interview
- Work at Yahoo! Inc. review
- Personal Website
- Publisher Website