R. F. Kuang
American fantasy writer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rebecca F. Kuang (born May 29, 1996) is an American fantasy novelist. Her first novel, The Poppy War, was released in 2018, followed by the sequels The Dragon Republic in 2019, and The Burning God in 2020. Kuang released a stand-alone novel, Babel, or the Necessity of Violence in 2022. Her newest book is Yellowface, a satirical novel which was published in 2023. Kuang holds graduate degrees in Sinology from Magdalene College, Cambridge, and University College, Oxford, and is currently studying at Yale University.[1]
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Born | (1996-05-29) May 29, 1996 (age 28) Guangzhou, China |
Occupation | Fiction writer |
Language | English |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) Magdalene College, Cambridge (MPhil) University College, Oxford (MSc) Yale University |
Years active | 2018–present |
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Traditional Chinese | 匡靈秀 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 匡灵秀 | ||||||
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Kuang has received many accolades as an author. Babel debuted at the first spot on The New York Times Best Seller list, and won the Blackwell's Book of the Year for Fiction in 2022, and the 2022 Nebula Award for Best Novel. In addition, Kuang has won the Compton Crook Award, the Crawford Award, and the 2020 Astounding Award for Best New Writer, along with being a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Kitschies, and British Fantasy awards for The Poppy War.