About Lulu Wang
Born 1960. Lulu Wang is a Chinese writer, journalist, film actor and novelist.
Lulu Wang (; born 22 December 1960) is a Chinese-born writer who has lived in the Netherlands since 1986. She is a best-selling novelist and also a columnist for Shijie Bolan (World Vision).
Early life 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. After graduation, she taught at the university before moving to the Netherlands in 1986, at the age of 26; there she taught Chinese at the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in Maastricht. the following year, it won an International Nonino Prize at the Salzburg Easter Festival. In 1997, she was noted to be the best-selling Dutch-language author. The novel has been translated from Dutch into several languages, including English.
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. 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, Wang works as a columnist for the international Chinese-language magazines World Vision (Chinese: 世界博览, pinyin: Shìjiè Bólǎn) and World Affairs (Chinese: 世界知识, pinyin: Shìjiè Zhīshì).
Awards Gouden Ezelsoor (1998) at the Salzburg Easter Festival
Selected works (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)
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Dutch writer
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Lulu Wang was born on 22 December 1960 in Beijing.
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Lulu Wang is a writer, journalist, film actor and novelist.
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Lulu Wang is Chinese.
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· DBpedia: Lulu Wang (novelist)
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