Sue Cheung

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Sue Cheung
Born
Cheung Ying Yee

Other namesSue Pickford
Occupationnovelist
Notable workChinglish

Sue Cheung (born Cheung Ying Yee), formerly known as Sue Pickford, is a novelist. She is best known for her first novel Chinglish. [1]

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Biography

Cheung was born in Nottingham, England, to parents who had emigrated from Hong Kong in the 1960s. [2] They ran a Chinese restaurant in Nottingham, and when she was nine started running a butchers shop in Hull. They then moved to Coventry, where the family lived in a Chinese takeaway for most of her teen years. [3] Despite her parents coming from Hong Kong, she has never been to Hong Kong, in part due to her parents’ working schedule. [4]

At the age of 16, she won a scholarship at the London College of Fashion to study to become an artist. She subsequently worked in advertising as an Art Director before switching to freelance design. [5]

Her first novel for teenagers, Chinglish, is based on her experiences growing up in the takeaway in Coventry. [6] It won several prizes, including the 2019 Guardian’s Best Books list, the ‘Simply the Book’ category at the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards, and the Young Adult category the Diverse Book Awards. [3]

Works

Novel

Picture books

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References

  1. "About – Sue Pickford aka Sue Cheung" . Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "The racism, trauma and humour of growing up in a Chinese takeaway". South China Morning Post. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Tan, Choon Young (23 April 2021). "INTERVIEW: 'Chinglish' author Sue Cheung discusses being a voice and inspiration for British East Asians". Resonate. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. "Making Painful Choices For The Better | The Open Door w/ Sue Cheung". Listen Notes (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. "Andersen Press". www.andersenpress.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. "Cheung delves into 80s adolescence for debut YA | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.