Fan Wu's Reviews
Reviews of Fan’s Work
Published by The Blurb (Australia)
"February Flowers is an impressive debut from Wu. It offers an insight into contemporary Chinese life not often seen in literature of Chinese origin and will leave the reader...
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Published by Straits Times Singapore
"A winning debut…engrossing, beautifully written…sophisticated blend of lyricism, humour, sexual titillation and earnest exploration of being and becoming…"
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Published by That's Beijing Magazine
"First-time author Fan Wu's elegant pacing and tidy, vivid prose captures China on the cusp of its economic boom, with the characters caught in the social eddies that curl...
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Published by The Tablet (UK)
This first novel (February Flowers) commands our attention if we want to understand contemporary China...Yan is perhaps...the bipolar characteristics of contemporary China, and...
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Published by Financial Times Book Review(UK)
"a novel that turns its eye away from imagined audiences and keeps it trained on the story at hand...the ease with which it (the novel) shakes off the voiceover of memoir,...
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Published by The Observer (UK)
"Fan Wu quietly and unobtrusively conveys the seismic shifts that Chinese society has undergone in a matter of decades...this subtle and deftly paced novel is, ultimately,...
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Published by The Asian Review of Books
"A fresh, original work that strikes a fine balance between intimacy and restraint, and shatters several stereotypes along the way….The author's control of her subject matter...
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Sep.01.2006
Published by The Bulletin (Australia)
"Characters, plot, and Chinoiserie combine in a debut novel that shines…animated by unforgettable characters, and infused with emotional honesty, Fan Wu's first novel is...
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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)