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. She grew up in New York, New Jersey and Michigan. Early life and education Ĭhung was born in Evanston, Illinois, and has a brother. Her second book The Tenth Muse was released to critical acclaim, and was a 2019 Finalist for a National Jewish Book Award. She received a 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing, and was recognized in 2010 by Granta magazine as one of its "New Voices" of the year. Catherine Chung at the 2013 Texas Book Festival.Ĭatherine Chung is an American writer whose first novel, Forgotten Country, received an Honorable Mention for the 2013 PEN/Hemingway Award, and was an Indie Next Pick, in addition to being chosen for several best of lists including Booklist's 10 Best Debut Novels of 2012, and the San Francisco Chronicle 's and Bookpage's Best Books of 2012.
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