Chloe Gong became a bestselling author at 21 for “These Violent Delights,” set in an alternative fantasy version of 1920s China. Her anticipated sequel is now here. - NBCAsianAmerica
Gong first drafted what became the bestselling “These Violent Delights” the summer between her freshman and sophomore year at the University of Pennsylvania and signed with a literary agent at 19. But despite being well on her way to publishing a novel while still in her teens, very few people knew about her writing career.
“I couldn’t really keep it a secret anymore because articles started coming out. The school papers did articles about me, so the news got broadcast out,” Gong, who has since graduated from college and now lives in New York City, said. “Some of my professors would bring it up by saying, ‘Guys, you know, this happened last week,’ and I’d be like, ‘Oh, my God.’”Juliette and Roma’s story continues Tuesday when Margaret K. McElderry Books releases “Our Violent Ends,” Gong’s much-anticipated sequel.
The fictional plague and race to vaccinate the population continue in “Our Violent Ends.” Gong, who was born in China and moved to New Zealand when she was 2, said she was drawn to creating a historical fantasy set in Shanghai because of the city’s rich past and critical role in global relations in the 1920s and her own connection to the region.
“It wasn’t until I was out of high school and I started thinking about writing this blood feud story that I read it,” she said. “I had some familiarity with 'Romeo and Juliet,' but I hadn’t read it or engaged with it until I got the idea to tell a story that was very similar.”
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