| 词条 | Ovidia Yu |
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Early lifeYu was born in 1961 to a middle-class family in Singapore. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a teacher. She attended Methodist Girls' School, where her mother taught, and developed a love for reading and writing at an early age. She became particularly interested in the characters that she read about and would continue their stories in her own 'sequels' to the books. She was writing her own short stories by the time she was ten years old.[1] Despite her interest in liberal arts, she was pressured into becoming a doctor by her parents and friends at school. She originally attended the National University of Singapore in pursuit of a medical degree, but soon dropped out of medical school when she realised it was not the path she wanted to take. After dropping out of medical school, Yu went on to pursue literature instead. She received a master's degree and later obtained a PhD from Cambridge University. Before becoming a writer, she had earned a living by writing scripts for corporate training videos and writing manuals for machinery.[3] Personal lifeOvidia Yu is openly gay and uses her experiences with her sexual orientation to fuel some of her writing. These experiences were exhibited in her play Hitting (on) Women, which has been noted as one of the first plays she has written that really explored that aspect of her life. She lives in Singapore, where she continues to write and publish novels and plays.[4] Yu also suffers from epilepsy and as a result takes many notes around with her to counter memory lapses. These notes are also used for writing, as she gets many of her ideas for stories and plays by observing people in their everyday lives.[1] When she is not writing, she mentions that she practices yoga daily and volunteers at the ASPCA weekly.[5] WritingOvidia Yu is known for using humour and unique characters throughout her writing to explore changing roles and identities throughout society, especially for women. She is considered one of Singapore's first feminist writers and continues to write thought-provoking plays and novels.[3] Yu has mentioned that she enjoys writing about strong female characters. She believes that writing these strong characters as female will communicate her message across cultures and nationalities.[5] PlaysHer plays include:[1] {{Div col}}
FictionHer works of fiction include:[1] {{Div col}}
Non-fictionHer works of non-fiction include:[1]
AwardsShe has received the following awards:[1]
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ovidia Yu." Singapore Infopaedia. National Library Board Singapore, 1 January 2004. Web. 30 September 2014. 2. ^"Ovidia Yu." HarperCollins Publishers. HarperCollins US. Web. 30 September 2014. 3. ^1 "Singapore Writer Ovidia Yu Inks a New Life." The Straits Times Communities. 7 October 2013. Web. 30 September 2014. 4. ^Yi-Sheng, Ng. "Hitting on Ovidia Yu." Fridae. 8 August 2007. Web. 30 September 2014. 5. ^1 Yi-Sheng, Ng. "Hitting on Ovidia Yu." External links
9 : 1961 births|Living people|Singaporean writers|Feminist writers|Alumni of the University of Cambridge|National University of Singapore alumni|International Writing Program alumni|Lesbian writers|LGBT people from Singapore |
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