Fan Wu's Books
Sep.21.2010
Mary and Ingrid are sisters who were born and brought up in China but now reside in the United States. Mary is the older of the two; seemingly a devoted wife, mother, and churchgoer. Yet she is tormented by adultery, a grudge toward her parents, and her despair at work. Her estranged sister Ingrid has never settled for anything; she prefers her bohemian friends’ culture to her own...
Sep.01.2006
Set in modern China, February Flowers tells a story of self-discovery and reconciliation with the past.
An unlikely pair, seventeen-year-old Ming and twenty-four-year-old Yan meet and form an immediate bond despite having very little in common. Ming, innocent and preoccupied, lives in her own world of books, music and imagination. Yan is, by contrast, beautiful, sexy, wild, and...
About Fan
I was born on a state-run farm in mainland China, where my parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution. Despite poverty and isolation, the farm provided me with boundless freedom and joy. In 1985, my parents left the farm, bringing my four older...
Causes Fan Wu Supports
Mothers' Bridge of Love, Sandra Cisneros' Macondo Workshop for writers and artists, Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)