Lisa See – American author of Chinese descent, known for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. Born in Paris and raised in Los Angeles’s Chinatown, she explores themes of family, history, and identity, weaving together Chinese and American cultural threads.
📖 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into the secret women’s script nu shu. 🎬 The novel was adapted into a feature film. 🌏 Her books are translated into more than 30 languages. 👩👧 Frequently explores mother-daughter dynamics. 📚 Worked as a journalist before turning to fiction. ✨ Her prose is praised for lyricism and cultural richness. 🏮 Fascinated by overlooked aspects of Chinese history. 💡 Says her mission is to show “how the past shapes the present.” 🎤 Speaks widely on women’s stories and migration. 🏡 Lives in California but feels part of her spirit belongs to China. 😄 Once joked: “I write about faraway lands, but my characters still argue like any family at the dinner table.”