Lisa See
Auteur de Fleur de neige
A propos de l'auteur
Lisa See was born in Paris but grew up in Los Angeles, spending much of her time in Chinatown. She is of Chinese decent. Her first book, On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. The book traces afficher plus the journey of Lisa's great-grandfather, Fong See. Her first fiction novel, Flower Net (1997) was a national bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and on the Los Angeles Times Best Books List for 1997. Flower Net was also nominated for an Edgar award for best first novel. In addition to writing books, Ms. See was the Publishers Weekly West Coast Correspondent for 13 years. Her bestselling novels, all inspired by her Chinese heritage, include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, A Peony in Love, Shanghi Girls, Dreams of Joy and China Dolls. Among her awards and recognitions are the Organization of Chinese Americans Women's 2001 award as National Woman of the Year and the 2003 History Makers Award presented by the Chinese American Museum. See serves as a Los Angeles City Commissioner. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Lisa See collaborated with her mother Carolyn See and her mother's companion John Espey to write several novels, published under the pseudonym Monica Highland.
Crédit image: Patricia Williams
Séries
Œuvres de Lisa See
Töchter aus Shanghai: Roman | Die Frauen von Shanghai 1 – Eine Familiensaga über zwei Schwestern… 1 exemplaire
Book 9788850267262 1 exemplaire
El círculo de mujeres de la doctora Tan / Lady Tan's Circle of Women (Spanish Edition) 1 exemplaire, 1 critique
The Island of Sea Women: A Novel 1 exemplaire
El círculo de mujeres de la doctora Tan 1 exemplaire
زهرة الثلج والمروحة السرية 1 exemplaire
2005 1 exemplaire
Peony in Love [abridged] 1 exemplaire
Lady Tan e il circolo dei fiori di loto 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Contributeur — 569 exemplaires, 15 critiques
Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural (1998) — Contributeur — 139 exemplaires, 1 critique
What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-one Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most (2013) — Contributeur — 99 exemplaires, 18 critiques
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributeur — 46 exemplaires, 1 critique
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Kendall, Lisa See
- Autres noms
- Highland, Monica (pseudonym)
See, Lisa - Date de naissance
- 1955-02-18
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Parijs, Frankrijk
- Lieux de résidence
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Études
- Loyola Marymount University
- Professions
- writer
novelist - Relations
- See, Carolyn (mother)
- Organisations
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles Monument Authority (Los Angeles City Commissioner)
- Prix et distinctions
- Organization of Chinese American Women (National Woman of the Year, 2001)
Chinese American Museum’s History Makers Award (2003) - Courte biographie
- See www.lisasee.com/Bio.htmLisa See is an American writer and novelist. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), a detailed account of See's family history, and the novels Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love (2007) and Shanghai Girls (2009), which made it to the 2010 New York Times bestseller list. Both Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan received honorable mentions from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.
See's novel, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (2017), is a powerful story about circumstances, culture, and distance among the Akha people of Xishuangbanna, China. It paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond of family.
See's most recent novel, The Island of Sea Women, is a story about female friendship and family secrets on Jeju Island before, during and in the aftermath of the Korean War. It was released on March 5, 2019.
Flower Net, The Interior, and Dragon Bones make up the Red Princess mystery series. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love focus on the lives of Chinese women in the 19th and 17th centuries respectively. Shanghai Girls (2009) chronicles the lives of two sisters who come to Los Angeles in arranged marriages and face, among other things, the pressures put on Chinese-Americans during the anti-Communist mania of the 1950s. See completed a sequel titled Dreams of Joy, released in May 2011. China Dolls (June 2014) deals with Chinese American nightclub performers of the 1930s and 1940s.
Writing under the pen name Monica Highland, See, her mother Carolyn See, and John Espey, published two novels: Lotus Land (1983), 110 Shanghai Road (1986), and Greetings from Southern California (1988), a collection of early 20th Century postcards and commentary on the history they represent. She has a personal essay ("The Funeral Banquet") included in the anthology Half and Half.
See has donated her personal papers (1973–2001) to UCLA. During the 2012 Golden Dragon Chinese New Year Parade in Los Angeles Chinatown, See served as the Grand Marshal. - Notice de désambigüisation
- Lisa See collaborated with her mother Carolyn See and her mother's companion John Espey to write several novels, published under the pseudonym Monica Highland.
Membres
Discussions
On Gold Mountain, Lisa See à World Reading Circle (Août 2013)
Critiques
Listes
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Reading Globally (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 28
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 29,208
- Popularité
- #686
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 1,424
- ISBN
- 427
- Langues
- 22
- Favoris
- 96
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