Chinese American writer and literary translator
Ye Chun (Chinese: 叶春) 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.[4] 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.[5][6]
Awards
Ye's book of poetry, Lantern Puzzle, won the 2011 Berkshire Prize.[7][8] She received an NEA fellowship in 2015[4] 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
References
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