An Yu

Novelist An Yu grew up in Beijing, and has lived and worked in New York and Paris. Her first novel, Braised Pork – reviewed in Wasafiri 105 – was published last year. It traces the story of Jia Jia, a young woman who finds her husband dead in her apartment, and follows her through nocturnal Beijing to the plains of Tibet. A finalist for Glamour Train's Short Story Award for New Writers and Dogwood's Annual Contest, An Yu is also the co-founder of YU, a jade jewellery brand.