Wenyan Lu Explained

Wenyan Lu, 陆文艳, is a Chinese novelist based in Cambridge, England. She won the 2020 SI Leeds Literary Prize and the 2024 Society of Authors McKitterick Prize for her debut novel The Funeral Cryer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early and personal life

Li is from Shanghai. She graduated with a Master of Studies in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. Li moved to England in 2006 with her husband Mark. Previously based in Oxford, the couple now live in Cambridge with their two children.^[4] Li has taught English as a foreign language in China, Mandarin as a foreign language in England, as well as creative writing.^[5]

Works

• Book: Lu, Wenyan . The Funeral Cryer . 2023 . 978-1-83895-756-8. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allen & Unwin snaps up Lu's 'moving' debut . 2024-05-15 . The Bookseller . En.
2. Web site: 'The Funeral Cryer': A Conversation with Wenyan Lu The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing . 2024-05-15 . writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk.
3. Web site: 2020-05-08 . McKitterick Prize - The Society of Authors . 2024-05-26 . en-GB.
4. Web site: Today's #AuthorInTheSpotlight is Wenyan Lu - The Funeral Cryer. Portobello Book Blog. Joanne. 11 May 2023. 26 September 2024.
5. Web site: St Mary's #teachereffect: Mrs Wenyan Lu. St Mary's School Cambridge. 26 September 2024.
6. News: Wang . Connie . 2024-04-30 . Singing for the Dead, a Woman Finds Her Purpose . 2024-05-15 . The New York Times . 0362-4331.
7. News: Chan . Gabrielle . 2023-06-10 . Book review: Wenyan Lu’s captivating debut tracks a rural Chinese woman’s journey of self-discovery . 2024-05-15 . The Straits Times . 0585-3923.
8. Web site: Blumberg-Kason . Susan . 2024-04-30 . "The Funeral Cryer" by Wenyan Lu . 2024-05-15 .
9. Web site: 2023-04-02 . WENYAN LU - THE FUNERAL CRYER . 2024-05-15 . THE CAMBRIDGE CRITIQUE .