Catherine Chung Explained

Catherine Chung
Birth Place:Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Education:University of Chicago
Cornell University (MFA)
Genre:Novel

Catherine Chung is an American writer whose first novel, Forgotten Country, received an Honorable Mention for the 2013 PEN/Hemingway Award,[1] and was an Indie Next Pick,[2] in addition to being chosen for several best of lists including Booklist's 10 Best Debut Novels of 2012,[3] and the San Francisco Chronicles and Bookpage's Best Books of 2012.[4] [5] [6] She received a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing,[7] and was recognized in 2010 by Granta magazine as one of its "New Voices" of the year.[8] Her second book The Tenth Muse[9] was released to critical acclaim,[10] and was a 2019 Finalist for a National Jewish Book Award.[11] In 2015 Buzzfeed named her one of 32 Essential Asian American Writers. [12]

Early life and education

Chung was born in Evanston, Illinois,[6] and has a brother.[8] She grew up in New York, New Jersey and Michigan.[6]

She graduated with a mathematics degree from the University of Chicago, and worked at the think tank the RAND Corporation before attending Cornell University to receive her MFA.[6]

Career

Chung's critically acclaimed debut novel, Forgotten Country, was published in 2012 by Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Press.[5] Her second novel, The Tenth Muse was published in 2019 by Ecco, a division of Harper Collins.[13] She has also published short stories and essays in The New York Times,[14] The Rumpus,[15] and Granta,[16] and was the recipient of a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Prize in Poetry.[17]

She has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Hedgebrook, Civitella Ranieri, and Jentel, and received support for her writing from the Camargo Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Constance Saltonstall Foundation.[18] She was a Picador Guest Professor at the University of Leipzig, a Director's Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,[19] and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Adelphi University.[20] [21] Chung is the recipient of a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing, and a Granta New Voice.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Hemingway Society. www.hemingwaysociety.org. 2019-10-26.
  2. Web site: Forgotten Country . 2013-08-21 . Indiebound.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617054952/http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594488085/catherine-chung/forgotten-country . 2013-06-17 . dead .
  3. Book: Top 10 First Novels: 2012, by Donna Seaman | Booklist Online .
  4. Web site: Bookpage Best Books of 2012 . BookPage.com. en. 2019-10-26.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/books/review/new-books-by-jon-mcgregor-and-others.html Jan Stuart, Fiction Chronicle" "New Books by Jon McGregor and Others"
  6. http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120601000868&cpv=0 "Korean-American author’s riveting tale of family secrets"
  7. Web site: NEA announces 2014 creative writing fellowships. 2013-12-12. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2019-10-26.
  8. Web site: Interview: Catherine Chung . Patrick Ryan . March 21, 2012 . Granta . May 23, 2012.
  9. Web site: The Tenth Muse - Catherine Chung - E-book. HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. en-US. 2019-10-26.
  10. Web site: The Tenth Muse. 2021-09-25. www.catherinechung.com.
  11. Web site: 2019. The Tenth Muse Jewish Book Council. 2021-09-25. www.jewishbookcouncil.org. en.
  12. Web site: Lee . Jarry . 2015-05-07 . 32 Essential Asian-American Writers You Need To Be Reading . 2024-03-02 . BuzzFeed . en.
  13. Web site: Catherine Chung. 2021-09-25. HarperCollins. en.
  14. Web site: Novel Neighborhoods. Chung. Catherine. 2012-10-11. Opinionator. en-US. 2019-10-26.
  15. Web site: Yellow Peril and the American Dream. 2013-04-12. The Rumpus.net. en. 2019-10-26.
  16. Web site: Wish. 2010-04-06. Granta Magazine. en-US. 2019-10-26.
  17. Web site: Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund 2008 Awards . www.dorothyprizes.org. 2019-10-26.
  18. Web site: Catherine Chung -- Lippincott Massie McQuilkin -- Literary Agents . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130913034721/http://www.lmqlit.com/author-display.php?art=Catherine+Chung . 2013-09-13 . 2024-06-17 . lmqlit.com.
  19. Web site: 2019-12-09. Catherine Chung - Scholars Institute for Advanced Study. 2021-09-25. www.ias.edu. en.
  20. Web site: Catherine Chung American Studies Leipzig. americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de. 2019-10-26.
  21. Web site: Announcing Catherine Chung as our Newest Faculty Member. events.adelphi.edu. 11 March 2013 . en-US. 2019-10-26.
  22. Web site: Biography. www.catherinechung.com. 2019-10-26.

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