Ha Jin, author portrait
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Ha Jin

HA JIN left his native China in 1985 to attend Brandeis University. He is the author of eight nov­els, four story collections, four volumes of poetry, a biography of Li Bai, and a book of essays. He has received the National Book Award, two PEN/ Faulkner Awards, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. In 2014 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a professor in the creative writing program at Boston University.

Ha Jin is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or visit www.prhspeakers.com.

Waiting
A Song Everlasting
The Banished Immortal
The Boat Rocker
A Map of Betrayal
Alive
Nanjing Requiem
A Good Fall
A Free Life
War Trash
The Crazed
The Bridegroom
Waiting
In the Pond
Ocean of Words

Books

Waiting
A Song Everlasting
The Banished Immortal
The Boat Rocker
A Map of Betrayal
Alive
Nanjing Requiem
A Good Fall
A Free Life
War Trash
The Crazed
The Bridegroom
Waiting
In the Pond
Ocean of Words

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