born 1956, Scarsdale, New York
given name Lillian
B.A., Harvard University, 1977
attended Stanford University, 1979-80
taught English at a coal-mining institute in China
M.F.A., Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, 1983
married David O'Connor
son Luke
daughter Paloma
home is in Cambridge, Massachusetts
has published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The New Republic, as well as in numerous textbooks and anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories of the Century, edited by John Updike
author of two novels, Typical American (Houghton Mifflin) was short-listed for the National Book Critics' Circle Award and will be featured in an upcoming PBS American Masters program on the American Novel. Mona in the Promised Land (Knopf) was named one of the 10 best books of 1996 by the Los Angeles Times
most recent work is a collection of stories entitled Who's Irish? (Knopf)
has received numerous fellowships including from the Lannan Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts
has been Writer-in-Residence at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Fullbright Fellowship to Beijing, spring 2003
awarded a Strauss Living by the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Gish Jen Contact Information
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Gish Jen page at Voices from the Gaps
Gish Jen interviewed by Don Lee in Ploughshares
Gish Jen interviewed by Bill Moyers Becoming American - The Chinese Experience
Gish Jen - 2001-2002 Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Gish Jen interviewed by Dave Welsh, Powell's
Gish Jen interviewed by Ron Hogan, Beatrice
Gish Jen interviewed by Lilli Leggio
Gish Jen article by Erica Noonan, Lake Wales YMCA
Gish Jen article by Calvin Liu, Asian Week
Gish Jen interview by Julie Shiroishi, Asian Week