Jenny Zhang (writer)

This article is about the Brooklyn writer. For the Austin writer, see Jenny Tinghui Zhang.
Jenny Zhang
Jenny Zhang
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese American
Other namesJenny Bagel
Alma materStanford University
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Occupation(s)Writer
Poet
Essayist
Years active2010-present

Jenny Zhang (born 1983) is an American writer, poet, and prolific essayist based in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] One focus of her work is on the Chinese American immigrant identity and experience in the United States.[3][4] She has published a collection of poetry called Dear Jenny, We Are All Find and a non-fiction chapbook called Hags.[5] From 2011 to 2014, Zhang wrote extensively for Rookie. Additionally, Zhang has worked as a freelance essayist for other publications. In August 2017, Zhang's short story collection, Sour Heart, was the first acquisition by Lena Dunham's Lenny imprint, Lenny Books, via Random House.[3][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (23 July 2017). "Jenny Zhang: 'The young girl has always been reviled and fetishised'". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Guan, Frank (1 August 2017). "Author Jenny Zhang on China, Family, Class, and Sour Heart". Vulture.
  3. ^ a b Lenny Letter (1 August 2017). "An Evening with Jenny Zhang and Lena Dunham". Facebook. Housing Works, New York.
  4. ^ Cusumano, Katherine (26 July 2017). "In Her Book Sour Heart, Jenny Zhang Arrives as a Chinese-American Voice We Haven't Heard Yet". W.
  5. ^ Smith, Rich (10 March 2016). "Jenny Zhang Likes to Get Uncomfortable". The Stranger.
  6. ^ "Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang: Announcing the first book in the Lenny imprint". Lenny Letter. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ^ Ziv, Stav (18 April 2016). "Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's New Lenny Book Imprint Has Acquired Its First Title". Newsweek.
  8. ^ Biedenharn, Isabella (18 April 2016). "Lena Dunham's Lenny imprint signs first book". Entertainment Weekly.