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Julie Wu | |
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| Born | April 02, 1967 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) Columbia University (M.D.) |
| Genre | novel, literary fiction, historical fiction |
| Notable works | The Third Son (2013) |
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Julie Wu is a Taiwanese-American novelist and medical doctor. She is the author of the novel The Third Son (2013), published by Algonquin Books. [1]
Wu was born on April 2, 1967. [2] She graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Literature, magna cum laude, and received her Medical Doctorate (MD degree) from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. [2] [3] Wu entered the medical field partly because she believed that a medical career would benefit her as a writer. [4] She completed her residency in internal medicine and then began practicing as a primary care physician. [5] Wu then closed her medical practice upon wanting to focus her time on her writing and on her children. [5] Wu is also a recipient of a 2012 Massachusetts Cultural Council fellowship, and has also received a writing grant from the Vermont Studio Center. [2] [6] She was once enrolled at the Indiana University at Bloomington master's program in vocal performance. [2]
Wu wrote and published The Third Son in 2013, via Algonquin Books. [5] The novel revolves around a boy named Saburo and is set against the backdrop of occupied 1950s Taiwan and America at the dawn of the space age. [7] The novel received positive reviews from The Boston Globe , O the Oprah Magazine , Kirkus Reviews , The Christian Science Monitor , Shelf Awareness and more. [8]
Upon researching the political history of Taiwan and learning of the "2/28", Wu decided to write a novel that communicated the experience of the Taiwanese under Japanese rule and bridged the silence surrounding this time period. [9] Wu stated that the inspiration for her debut novel evolved first from an initial desire to write the "Great American Novel" to a desire to provide a voice for the Taiwanese and their history. [9] Wu ultimately wanted to write a story that would educate the American public stating that, "...[the novel] evolved partly from [my parents'] story but...I really fictionalized it...so that it would introduce people who wouldn't normally learn about Taiwanese history to Taiwanese history." [9]
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