Jean Kwok | |
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Born | Hong Kong |
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable works | Girl in Translation Mambo in Chinatown Searching for Sylvie Lee |
Notable awards | American Library Association Alex Award Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award |
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Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling Chinese American author of the novels Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown,[1] and Searching for Sylvie Lee, which was chosen as The Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.[2]