[Highly sensitive heroine × two academic stars × a Uyghur woman’s coming-of-age epic about hidden depression]
Heroine: Amanguli Tursun (meaning “flower of peace”)
Birthplace: Makit County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang
Ethnicity: Uyghur
Languages: Uyghur (native), Chinese (fluent), English (professional reading proficiency)
Academic background: Food Science (bachelor’s degree) with a minor in Psychology (Shandong University)
Amanguli in a nutshell:
She is a latte with rose jam: gentle and peaceful on the surface, with a bitterness hidden within. Only when you reach the bottom do you discover that the sweetness came from her hometown.
