Ye Chun Explained

Ye Chun is a Chinese-American writer and literary translator.

Life

Ye was born in Luoyang, China, and moved to the U.S. in 1999.[1] She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Missouri.[2] She teaches at Providence College.[3]

Ye's novel in Chinese,《海上的桃树》(Peach Tree in the Sea), was published by People's Literature Publishing House in 2011. She has translated works by Hai Zi, Yang Jian, Galway Kinnell, and Li-Young Lee. Her collection of translations, Ripened Wheat: Selected Poems by Hai Zi, was shortlisted for the 2016 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Award.[4] [5]

Awards

Ye's book of poetry, Lantern Puzzle, won the 2011 Berkshire Prize.[6] [7] She received an NEA fellowship in 2015[8] and a Pushcart Prize for her poem "The Luoyang Poem" in 2017,[9] a second Pushcart Prize in 2018 for her story, "Milk," [10], and a third in 2020 for her story, "Hao." Her collection of stories, Hao,[11] was published by Catapult in 2021 and was longlisted for 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction.[12] It was named a Lithub's favorite book of the year,[13] a New York Public Library's best book of 2021,[14] and Electric Lit's Favorite Short Story Collection of the year.[15] Her debut novel in English, Straw Dogs of the Universe,[16] was published by Catapult in 2023 and longlisted for 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction [17] and named a Washington Post's notable work of the year.[18]

Works

Poetry

Fiction

Translation

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerise Press › Ye Chun on Mapping Images, Word and Landscapes. Cerisepress.com. 9 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Chun Ye. The English Department at Providence College. 9 April 2019.
  3. https://english.providence.edu/faculty-members/chun-ye/ Assistant Professor
  4. Web site: Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize - The American Literary Translators Association. Literarytranslators.org. 9 April 2019.
  5. Web site: 2016 Lucien Stryk Shortlist: Ripened Wheat, by Hai Zi, trans. by Ye Chun. 20 September 2016. Literytranslators.org. 9 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Berkshire Prize. 22 January 2016. Tupelopress.org. 9 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Lantern Puzzle by Ye Chun - Tupelo Press, independent poetry publisher. Tupelopress.org. 9 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Ye Chun. 30 May 2018. Arts.gov. 9 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Pushcart prize XLI, 2017 : best of the small presses - Farmington Public Librar. Bill. Henderson. Link.infoway.org. 9 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Pushcart prize XLII, 2018: best of the small presses. Bill. Henderson. Pushcart Press. 9 April 2019. Pushcart Prize Fellowships. 9 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Hao by Ye Chun.
  12. Web site: 2022 Carnegie Medals.
  13. Web site: Lithub's favorite book of 2021.
  14. Web site: New York Public Library's best book of the year.
  15. Web site: Electric Lit's Favorite Short Story Collection of 2021.
  16. Web site: Straw Dogs of the Universe by Ye Chun.
  17. Web site: 2024 Carnegie Medals.
  18. Web site: Washington Post Best Fiction of 2023.

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