Lan Samantha Chang was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and attended Yale University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies. She worked briefly in publishing in New York City, before getting her MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and was a Wallace E. Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford. She is the Elizabeth M. Stanley Professor in the Arts at the University of Iowa and the Director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the first woman, and the first Asian American, to hold that position.
Work
Chang's first book is a novella and short stories, titled Hunger (1998). The stories are set in the US and China, and they explore home, family, and loss. The New York Times Book Review called it "Elegant.… A delicately calculated balance sheet of the losses and gains of immigrants whose lives are stretched between two radically different cultures." The Washington Post called it "A work of gorgeous, enduring prose." Her first novel, Inheritance (2004), is about a family torn apart by the Japanese invasion during World War II. The Boston Globe said: "The story…is foreign in its historical sweep and social detail but universal in its emotional truth." Chang's second novel, All Is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost (2011), follows two poets and their friendship as they explore the depths and costs of making art. The book received a starred review from Booklist and praise: "Among the many threads Chang elegantly pursues—the fraught relationships between mentors and students, the value of poetry, the price of ambition—it is her indelible portrait of the loneliness of artistic endeavor that will haunt readers the most in this exquisitely written novel about the poet’s lot." Chang's fourth book and third novel, The Family Chao, was published by the W. W. Norton & Company.[2] Barack Obama chose The Family Chao for his 2022 summer reading list.[3]The Family Chao was a Jeopardy! clue on October 6, 2022.
As the sixth director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Chang has been fundamental to the increase of racial, cultural, and aesthetic diversity within the program, and has mentored a number of emerging writers.[5] In 2019, she received the Michael J. Brody Award[6] and the Regents' Award for Excellence from the University of Iowa.
Hetty Lanier Keaton. Feeding Hungry Ghosts: Food, Family, and Desire in Stories by Contemporary Chinese American Women. Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002 July; 63 (1): 187–88. U of Tulsa, 2002.
^"John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Lan Samantha Chang". Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^Chen, Ken. "In Elite MFA Programs, The Challenge of Writing While 'Other'". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^"Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service | Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost". provost.uiowa.edu. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^Chang, Lan Samantha (November 26, 1998). "Opinion | Pass the Turkey. And the Stir-Fry. (Published 1998)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^Chang, Lan Samantha (January 3, 2008). "Opinion | ... And Iowa Now (Published 2008)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^Chang, Lan Samantha (March 7, 2009). "Opinion | Volvos From Florida (Published 2009)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^"Writers, Protect Your Inner Life". Literary Hub. August 7, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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Critical studies 8 References 9 External linksLife EditLan Samantha Chang was born in Appleton Wisconsin and attended Yale University where she earned her bachelor s degree in East Asian Studies She worked briefly in publishing in New York City before getting her MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop and was a Wallace E Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford She is the Elizabeth M Stanley Professor in the Arts at the University of Iowa and the Director of the Iowa Writers Workshop She is the first woman and the first Asian American to hold that position Work EditChang s first book is a novella and short stories titled Hunger 1998 The stories are set in the US and China and they explore home family and loss The New York Times Book Review called it Elegant A delicately calculated balance sheet of the losses and gains of immigrants whose lives are stretched between two radically different cultures The Washington Post called it A work of gorgeous enduring prose Her first novel Inheritance 2004 is about a family torn apart by the Japanese invasion during World War II The Boston Globe said The story is foreign in its historical sweep and social detail but universal in its emotional truth Chang s second novel All Is Forgotten Nothing is Lost 2011 follows two poets and their friendship as they explore the depths and costs of making art The book received a starred review from Booklist and praise Among the many threads Chang elegantly pursues the fraught relationships between mentors and students the value of poetry the price of ambition it is her indelible portrait of the loneliness of artistic endeavor that will haunt readers the most in this exquisitely written novel about the poet s lot Chang s fourth book and third novel The Family Chao was published by the W W Norton amp Company 2 Barack Obama chose The Family Chao for his 2022 summer reading list 3 The Family Chao was a Jeopardy clue on October 6 2022 Chang has received fellowships from MacDowell the American Library in Paris the Guggenheim Foundation 4 the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the National Endowment for the Arts Directorship EditAs the sixth director of the Iowa Writers Workshop Chang has been fundamental to the increase of racial cultural and aesthetic diversity within the program and has mentored a number of emerging writers 5 In 2019 she received the Michael J Brody Award 6 and the Regents Award for Excellence from the University of Iowa Awards and distinctions Edit1993 Wallace E Stegner Fellow Stanford University 1998 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award 1998 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Prose 1999 Silver Medal for Fiction California Book Award 1999 Finalist Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Los Angeles Times Book Awards 1999 Alfred Hodder Fellow Princeton University 2000 Radcliffe Fellow Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University 2005 PEN Open Book Award 2008 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship 2015 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship 2016 Doctor of Humane Letters Lawrence University 2021 Berlin Prize Fellow American Academy in BerlinBibliography EditBooks Hunger A Novella and Stories W W Norton amp Company 1998 Inheritance A Novel W W Norton amp Company 2004 All Is Forgotten Nothing Is Lost A Novel W W Norton amp Company 2010 The Family Chao A Novel W W Norton amp Company 2022 Stories Pipa s Story The Atlantic Monthly August 1993 The Best American Short Stories 1994 New House The Greensboro Review 57 1994 95 Fish Stories Collective I Honorable Mention for Fiction Greensboro Review Literary Awards Distinguished Story of 1995 The Best American Short Stories The Eve of the Spirit Festival Prairie Schooner 69 1 1995 Prairie Schooner Readers Choice Award for Fiction The Best American Short Stories 1996 A Dream of Western Music Stanford Today 1 1 1996 Distinguished Story of 1997 The Best American Short Stories San Story 44 1 1996 Distinguished Story of 1997 The Best American Short Stories Special Mention Pushcart Prize 1998 A Genealogy of Longing Story 47 4 1999 Distinguished Story of 2000 The Best American Short Stories The Cottage Freeman s Grove Atlantic 2018 Distinguished Story of 2018 The Best American Short StoriesSelected Nonfiction Pass the Turkey And the Stir Fry 7 The New York Times November 26 1998 And Iowa Now 8 The New York Times January 3 2008 Volvos from Florida 9 The New York Times March 7 2009 Writers Protect Your Inner Life 10 Lit Hub August 7 2017See also Edit Literature portalList of Asian American writers Yale Daily News Iowa Writers Workshop Iowa Writers Workshop AlumniCritical studies EditJonathan Freedman Transgressions of a Model Minority Shofar An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 2005 Summer 23 4 69 97 Hetty Lanier Keaton Feeding Hungry Ghosts Food Family and Desire in Stories by Contemporary Chinese American Women Dissertation Abstracts International Section A The Humanities and Social Sciences 2002 July 63 1 187 88 U of Tulsa 2002 References Edit a b Birnbaum Robert Lan Samantha Chang The Morning News https bookshop org books the family chao 9780393868074 aid 132 https twitter com BarackObama status 1551923232327991298 bare URL John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Lan Samantha Chang Retrieved October 25 2020 Chen Ken In Elite MFA Programs The Challenge of Writing While Other NPR org NPR Retrieved January 11 2021 Michael J Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service Office of the Executive Vice President amp Provost provost uiowa edu Retrieved January 11 2021 Chang Lan Samantha November 26 1998 Opinion Pass the Turkey And the Stir Fry Published 1998 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 19 2020 Chang Lan Samantha January 3 2008 Opinion And Iowa Now Published 2008 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 19 2020 Chang Lan Samantha March 7 2009 Opinion Volvos From Florida Published 2009 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved October 19 2020 Writers Protect Your Inner Life Literary Hub August 7 2017 Retrieved October 19 2020 External links EditShort biography and interview archived 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lan Samantha Chang amp oldid 1115132556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
