Lisa See



Lisa See

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born February 18, 1955
gender female
place of birth Paris, France
website http://www.lisasee.com/
genre Literature & Fiction

about this author

Lisa See is a Chinese-American author. Her books include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Dragon Bones, and On Gold Mountain. She was named the 2001 National Woman of the Year, by the Organization of Chinese American Women. She lives in Los Angeles.


books by Lisa See

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avg rating: 3.92 | 11367 ratings | 7 distinct works
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan... Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel (Paperback)
by Lisa See
avg rating 3.99 — 9573 ratings — published 2005
23 editions
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Peony in Love Peony in Love (Hardcover)
by Lisa See
avg rating 3.45 — 1101 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hund... On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (Paperback)
by Lisa See
avg rating 4.01 — 112 ratings — published 1996
8 editions
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Flower Net Flower Net (Mass Market Paperback)
by Lisa See
avg rating 3.44 — 54 ratings — published 1998
10 editions
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The Interior The Interior (Paperback)
by Lisa See
avg rating 3.35 — 46 ratings — published 2001
10 editions
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Snow Flower And The secret Fan Snow Flower And The secret Fan
by Lisa See
avg rating 5.06 — 17 ratings — published 2008
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Dragon Bones Dragon Bones (Paperback)
by Lisa See
avg rating 3.00 — 4 ratings — published 2003
7 editions
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quotes by Lisa See

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"When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul."
Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel)
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"For my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me — as a girl and later as a woman — to want or expect it, but I did, and this unjustified desire has been at the root of every problem I have experienced in my life."
Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel)
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713
"Then it dawned on me that men throughout the country had to know about nu shu (women's written word). How could they not? They wore it on their embroidered shoes. They saw us weaving our messages into cloth. They heard us singing our songs and showing off our third-day wedding books. Men just considered our writing beneath them.

It is said men have the hearts of iron, while women are made of water. This comes through men's writing and women's writing. Men's writing has more than 50,000 characters, each uniquely different, each with deep meanings and nuances. Our women's writing has 600 characters, which we use phonetically, like babies to create about 10,000 words. Men's writing takes a lifetime to learn and understand. Women's writing is something we pick up as girls, and we rely on the context to coax meaning. Men write about the outer realm of literature, accounts, and crop yields; women write about the inner realm of children, daily chores, and emotions. The men in the Lu household were proud of their wives' fluency in nu shu and dexterity in embroidery, though these things had as much importance to survival as a pig's fart."
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