Paul Yoon
Paul Yoon | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
| Notable works | Run Me to Earth (2020) |
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Paul Yoon (born 1980) is an American fiction writer. In 2010 The National Book Foundation named him a 5 Under 35 honoree.
Early life and education
Yoon's grandfather was a North Korean refugee who resettled in South Korea, where he later founded an orphanage.[1][2] Yoon graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1998[3] and Wesleyan University in 2002.[4][5]
Career
His first book, Once the Shore, was selected as a New York Times Notable Book;[6] a Los Angeles Times,[7] San Francisco Chronicle,[8] Publishers Weekly,[9] and Minneapolis Star Tribune[10] Best Book of the Year; and a National Public Radio Best Debut of the Year.[11] His work has appeared in the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories collection,[12] and he is the recipient of a 5 under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation.[13] His novel, Snow Hunters, won the 2014 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award.[14]
Recently[when?] a part of the faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars, Yoon is now a Briggs-Copeland lecturer at Harvard University.[15]
Personal life
Yoon lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, Laura van den Berg.[16]
Bibliography
Novels
- 2013: Snow Hunters ISBN 978-1476714813[17]
- 2020: Run Me to Earth ISBN 9781501154041[18]
Short story collections
- 2009: Once the Shore ISBN 978-1932511703
- 2017: The Mountain ISBN 978-1501154089
References
- ^ MacAllen, Ian (February 3, 2020). "Paul Yoon Discusses Run Me To Earth". English Kills Review. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Elijah Wood; Ben Schwartz; Paul Yoon". Late Night with Seth Meyers. Season 7. Episode 63. February 6, 2020. NBC.
- ^ Pilson, Dana. "Exonians In Review" (PDF). Phillips Exeter Communications Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "SLC Faculty: Paul Yoon". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Gould, Phoebe (10 September 2013). "Paul Yoon Authors Snow Hunters". The Phillipian. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2009 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Favorite fiction of 2009 from the L.A. Times". LA Times Blogs - Jacket Copy. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "The 100 best fiction, nonfiction books of 2009". SFGate. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Best Books of 2009". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Holiday books 2009". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ Freeman, John (18 December 2009). "The Best Debut Fiction Of 2009". NPR. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "The O. Henry Prize Stories". www.randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Author Paul Yoon wins 2014 Young Lions Fiction Award for Snow Hunters".
- ^ "Paul Yoon". Harvard University. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Sutherland, Amy (August 3, 2017). "Paul Yoon is a big fan of new fiction with a soft spot for classics". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ Henderson, Jane (4 August 2013). "60 years after Korean War, slim novel tells POW's story". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon". Book Marks. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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