![]() ![]() 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. “I couldn’t really keep it a secret anymore because articles started coming out. ![]() As its title suggests, the book is inspired by Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" and transports the setting to an alternative fantasy version of 1920s Shanghai, centering Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov, two heirs to rival gangs that are locked in a power battle over who should control the city. That secret became impossible to keep as the book’s release date approached last fall and “These Violent Delights” became an instant New York Times bestseller - making Gong one of the youngest authors to ever make the list. I didn’t really talk about it, and it wouldn’t come up in class or anything,” Gong, 22, told NBC Asian America. “My friends kind of knew about it, but it was very much like having a double life.” ![]()
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