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Ling Ma

Ling Ma is an American novelist and associate professor at the University of Chicago. Her first book, Severance, won the Kirkus Prize in 2018 and was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her second book, Bliss Montage (2022), won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and The Story…

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Known for
Severance
Awards
Kirkus Prize; Windham-Campbell Literature Prize; Story Prize
Education
University of Chicago (AB) Cornell University (MFA)
Born
Sanming, Fujian, China
Institutions
University of Chicago
Occupations
Writer, professor

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Awards · 1
Ling Ma → Kirkus Prize; Windham-Campbell Literature Prize; Story Prize
Born · 1
Ling Ma → Sanming, Fujian, China
Education · 1
Ling Ma → University of Chicago (AB) Cornell University (MFA)
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Ling Ma → University of Chicago
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Ling Ma → Severance
Occupations · 1
Ling Ma → Writer, professor
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Ling Ma → American novelist and associate professor at the University of Chicago

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Ling MaAwardsKirkus Prize; Windham-Campbell Literature Prize; Story Prize1.00infobox
Ling MaBornSanming, Fujian, China1.00infobox
Ling MaEducationUniversity of Chicago (AB) Cornell University (MFA)1.00infobox
Ling MaInstitutionsUniversity of Chicago1.00infobox
Ling MaKnown forSeverance1.00infobox
Ling MaOccupationsWriter, professor1.00infobox
Ling Mais aAmerican novelist and associate professor at the University of Chicago0.90text

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