Weike Wang
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| Weike Wang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nanjing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | PEN/Hemingway Award |
Weike Wang is an Asian American author. She is the author of Chemistry: A novel,[1] which won the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award.
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Life[edit]
Wang is a graduate of Harvard University, where she studied chemistry in undergraduate and public health for her doctorate, and of Boston University, where she received her MFA.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Weike was born in Nanjing, China, but she and her family moved away when she was 5 years old. She lived in Australia, Canada, and the United States before high school.[4][5]
Works[edit]
- Chemistry Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2017. ISBN 9781925603675, OCLC 1013721097
References[edit]
- ^ Hu, Jane (November 15, 2017). "The "Inscrutable" Voices of Asian-Anglophone Fiction". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Weike Wang's 'Chemistry' Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award – PEN America". PEN America. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Debut Author Weike Wang Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for "Elliptical Prose" in Chemistry – PEN America". PEN America. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "'Chemistry' Is an Anti-Coming-of-Age Story". The New York Times. May 25, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Weike Wang combines humor, science, and depression in debut novel 'Chemistry'". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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