Lisa See

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Lisa See

Born 18 February 1955(1955-02-18)
Paris, France
Occupation Novelist, Biographer, Writer, Community Leader
Spouse(s) Richard Kendall
Children Alexander and Christopher

Lisa See is a Chinese-American writer and novelist. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), and Peony in Love (2008).

Flower Net, The Interior, and Dragon Bones make up the Red Princess mystery series. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan contains references to the ancient Chinese practice of female foot binding, the secret language of Nü Shu and the treatment of women in the 19th century.

See has written a personal essay ("The Funeral Banquet") for Half and Half.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Lisa See was born in Paris in 1955 but has spent many years in Los Angeles, especially Los Angeles Chinatown. Her mother, Carolyn See, is also a writer and novelist.

Lisa See has been West Coast correspondent for Publishers Weekly; has written articles for Vogue, Self, and More; has written the libretto for the opera based on On Gold Mountain; and has helped develop the Family Discovery Gallery for the Autry Museum, which depicts 1930s Los Angeles from the perspective of her father as a seven-year-old boy. Her exhibition On Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience was featured in the Autry Museum of Western Heritage and the Smithsonian. See is also a public speaker.

She has written for and led in many cultural events emphasizing the importance of Los Angeles and Chinatown. Among her awards and recognitions are the Organization of Chinese American Women's 2001 award as National Woman of the Year and the 2003 History Makers Award presented by the Chinese American Museum.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ O'Hearn, Claudine Chiawei, ed. Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural. See, Lisa. "The Funeral Banquest", pp. 125-138, Pantheon Books, 1998

[edit] Books by Lisa See

[edit] Lisa See on Her Life and Works

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