Lisa See

Lisa See (* 1955 in Paris ) is an American author and journalist - Chinese descent.

Life

Lisa See was born in Paris in 1955 as the daughter of a Chinese father and an American mother. She spent her childhood mostly in Los Angeles, where she spent much time in the Chinatowns. She worked for thirteen years as a journalist and was, among other things Publishers Weekly West Coast correspondent. In addition, Lisa See also worked as a curator and supervised several exhibitions dealing with intercultural relations between China and the United States. Her debut novel, " On Gold Mountain " (engl. " The Golden Mountain " ), the contents of her great-grandfather deals Fong See, was an international bestseller and meant for Lisa See his breakthrough as a writer, because in 1995 the "Notable Book " award from the New York Times for this was given. Her second novel, "Flower Net" ( both in Germany under the title " The Red Sword" and under the title " Through its network of Lotus Flowers" appeared ) was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award. In 2001, Lisa Lake of the organization Chinese -American women honored as " National Woman of the Year" and in the fall of 2003, she was awarded the " Chinese American Museum 's History Makers Award". Lisa See lives with her ​​husband and two sons in Los Angeles.

Works

• On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese - American Family (1995 ) German: On the Golden Mountain. The story of a Chinese family, from the English by Thomas Pfeiffer and Helmut Dierlamm; Knaur, Munich 1996 ISBN 3-426-60864-2