# @thedailynu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUjfWhTAeZE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68654826-thedailynu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-09T22:49:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) — https://gondola.cc/thedailynu

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The world of Alice Evelyn Yang (Weinberg ’20) is full of mystery and intrigue, but it was among the folds of family history and folklore that the author found her narrative voice.

Yang’s debut novel, “A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing,” hit shelves Jan. 27. The book is a multigenerational family saga steeped in magical realism, tracing one family’s survival through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution in China and immigration to the United States.
 
When Yang began her time at NU, she planned to major in environmental science, she said. But, after taking several English classes, Yang said she couldn’t ignore her love for literature. 

She recalled taking Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction with then English Prof. Megan Stielstra. Stielstra was the first professor who gave her the confidence to be a writer, Yang said.

“That was all the encouragement I needed,” Yang said.
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Story by Sydney Gaw
Illustration by Leyton Jackson

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| The Daily Northwestern | @thedailynu | https://gondola.cc/thedailynu | Newspaper |
| Avantika Singh | @av4nt1ka_s1ngh | https://gondola.cc/av4nt1ka_s1ngh | Designer |

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