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Shanghai Immortal author A.Y. Chao says not all Asian fantasy is young adult
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The former lawyer debuts with her Asian fantasy novel set in 1930s Shanghai and a half-vampire, half-fox spirit protagonist.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF A.Y. CHAO, HODDERSCAPE
SINGAPORE – Canadian-Chinese author A.Y. Chao’s debut novel Shanghai Immortal comes in the wake of a slew of Asian women writers climbing bestseller charts with young adult (YA) fantasies.
But Chao, 49, is writing for adults, although she concedes there is a tendency to assume East Asian fantasy novels are automatically YA.
