Aube Rey Lescure

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Aube Rey Lescure
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksRiver East, River West
Website
www.aubereylescure.com

Aube Rey Lescure is a French–Chinese–American writer whose debut novel River East, River West has been shortlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Early life

Rey Lescure grew up in northern China, Shanghai and southern France with her French expatriate mother.[1][2] Her father and Chinese family are from Liaoning province in northeastern China. She moved to the United States when she was 16.[1][2] She attended Phillips Academy Andover and graduated from Yale University in 2015. She currently lives in Boston.[2]

Writing career

Rey Lescure's debut novel River East, River West was shortlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.[3][4] It is the only debut novel on the 2024 shortlist.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Assassa, Nay (2024-04-12). "In conversation with Aube Rey Lescure". Women's Prize. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Boston author Aube Rey Lescure on her debut novel set in modern China". GBH. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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  4. ^ a b "Anne Enright and Claire Kilroy make Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-04-24.