Weike Wang, author portrait
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Weike Wang

Weike Wang is the author of three novels, Chemistry, Joan is Okay, and Rental House. The recipient of a PEN/Hemingway Award, a Whiting Award, and an O. Henry Prize, she was also named a National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree.  Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Ploughshares, and Best American Short Stories. She lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University, Barnard College, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Rental House
Joan Is Okay
Chemistry

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Rental House
Joan Is Okay
Chemistry

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