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Gish Jen
Photo by Romana Vysatova, 2015
Photo by Romana Vysatova, 2015
BornLillian Jen
(1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 68)[1]
Long Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationWriter, speaker
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA)
Period1986 – 21st century
Genrenovel
Notable worksTypical American
Mona in the Promised Land
The Love Wife
Who's Irish?
World and Town
Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self
The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap
The Resisters
Thank You, Mr. Nixon
SpouseDavid C. O'Connor
Children2
Website
www.gishjen.com, www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/gish-jen/

Gish Jen (born Lillian Jen; (Chinese: 任璧蓮) August 12, 1955) is a contemporary American writer and speaker.[1]

  1. ^ a b Matsukawa, Yuko, "MELUS interview: Gish Jen", MELUS, Vol. 18, 1993

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