Wenyan Lu

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Wenyan Lu 陆文艳, is a Chinese novelist. She won the 2020 SI Leeds Literary Prize for her then-unpublished novel The Funeral Cryer, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Sociery of Authors McKitterick Prize after its publication in May 2023.[1][2][3]

Wenyan studied at the University of Cambridge.

Works[edit]

Lu, Wenyan (2023). The Funeral Cryer. ISBN 978-1-83895-756-8. [4][5][6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Allen & Unwin snaps up Lu's 'moving' debut". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ "'The Funeral Cryer': A Conversation with Wenyan Lu | The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing". writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "McKitterick Prize - The Society of Authors". 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ Wang, Connie (2024-04-30). "Singing for the Dead, a Woman Finds Her Purpose". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ Chan, Gabrielle (2023-06-10). "Book review: Wenyan Lu's captivating debut tracks a rural Chinese woman's journey of self-discovery". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ^ Blumberg-Kason, Susan (2024-04-30). ""The Funeral Cryer" by Wenyan Lu". Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  7. ^ "WENYAN LU - THE FUNERAL CRYER". THE CAMBRIDGE CRITIQUE. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2024-05-15.