Hao Jingfang, 32, who holds a bachelor’s in physics and a PhD in economics and management, has won awards for her writing since she was in high school. Photo: Qq.com Hao Jingfang, 32, who holds a bachelor’s in physics and a PhD in economics and management, has won awards for her writing since she was in high school. Photo: Qq.com
Hao Jingfang, 32, who holds a bachelor’s in physics and a PhD in economics and management, has won awards for her writing since she was in high school. Photo: Qq.com
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Young writer’s fantastical tale of class inequality in Beijing earns her Hugo Awards nomination

Hao Jingfang says her sci-fi novelette ‘Folding Beijing’ aims to expose society’s injustices

Laura Zhou
Laura Zhou

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Hao Jingfang, 32, who holds a bachelor’s in physics and a PhD in economics and management, has won awards for her writing since she was in high school. Photo: Qq.com Hao Jingfang, 32, who holds a bachelor’s in physics and a PhD in economics and management, has won awards for her writing since she was in high school. Photo: Qq.com
Hao Jingfang, 32, who holds a bachelor’s in physics and a PhD in economics and management, has won awards for her writing since she was in high school. Photo: Qq.com
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