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Aube Rey Lescure

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Aube Rey Lescure
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksRiver East, River West
Notable awardsShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024
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

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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

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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

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  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.
  3. ^ a b Creamer, Ella (2024-04-24). "Anne Enright, Kate Grenville and Isabella Hammad shortlisted for Women's prize for fiction". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  4. ^ a b "Anne Enright and Claire Kilroy make Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-04-24.