Lulu Wang (novelist)

Lulu Wang was born on 22 December 1960 in Beijing, China. Her mother was a teacher of literature. At Peking University, Wang studied subjects including English language and literature.[1] After graduation, she taught at the university before moving to the Netherlands in 1986, at the age of 26;[2] there she taught Chinese at the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in Maastricht.[1]

In 1997, she published her semi-autobiographical debut novel, Het Lelietheater ("The Lily Theatre"),[2] which is strewn with Chinese-language proverbs and rhymes translated into Dutch.[3] The novel sold over 800,000 copies in the Netherlands and earned her the Gouden Ezelsoor in 1998 for the bestselling literary debut work;[4] the following year, it won an International Nonino Prize at the Salzburg Easter Festival.[5][6] In 1997, she was noted to be the best-selling Dutch-language author.[7] The novel has been translated from Dutch into several languages, including English.[8][9]

Her 2010 novel, Wilde rozen is, like her debut, a book based on her life in China; this time, the main character is twelve-year-old Qiangwei, who grows up during the Cultural Revolution. Wang called it her most personal book yet.[11] In 2012, she published Nederland, wo ai ni, a book app containing animations, music, and a discussion forum, also available as an e-book; it was later published in a printed version as well. A second book app was published in 2013, Zomervolliefde, a bilingual Dutch and Chinese publication including poems, illustrations, a song, and a short movie.

In addition to being a best-selling author,[12] Wang works as a columnist for the international Chinese-language magazines World Vision (Chinese: 世界博览, pinyin: Shìjiè Bólǎn)[13] and World Affairs (Chinese: 世界知识, pinyin: Shìjiè Zhīshì).[14]

• Gouden Ezelsoor (1998)[4]
• International Nonino Prize (1999)[15] at the Salzburg Easter Festival[5][6]

• (1997) Het lelietheater (The Lily Theater)
• (1998) Brief aan mijn lezers (Letter To My Readers)
• (1999) Het tedere kind (The Tender Child)
• (2001) Het Witte Feest (The White Party)
• (2001) Seringendroom (Lilac Dream)
• (2002) Het Rode Feest (The Red Party)
• (2004) Bedwelmd (Intoxicated)
• (2007) Heldere Maan (Bright Moon)
• (2010) Wilde rozen (Wild Roses)
• (2010) Lotusvingers (Lotus Fingers)
• (2012) Nederland, wo ai ni (Netherlands, Wo Ai Ni)
• (2013) Zomervolliefde (Summer Full Love)
• (2014) Adam en Eva in China (Adam and Eva in China)
• (2015) Levenlangverliefd (Life Long in Love /情燃毕生)

• Howell, Robert B.; Taylor, Jolanda Vanderwal (1 January 2003). History in Dutch Studies. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-2567-8.
• Idema, Wilt L. (11 December 2013). Chinese Studies in the Netherlands: Past, Present and Future. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-26312-3.
• Louwerse, Henriette (2007). Homeless Entertainment: On Hafid Bouazza's Literary Writing. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03911-333-0.
• T'Sjoen, Yves (2004). De zwaartekracht overwonnen : dossier over 'allochtone' literatuur. Academia Press. ISBN 978-90-382-0692-9.
• Weststeijn, Willem G. (1 January 1999). Dutch Contributions 1998, Literature. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-0715-X.

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• Official website
• Lulu Wang at the Digital Library for Dutch Literature