Peter Hessler

Peter Hessler
Born (1969-06-14) June 14, 1969 (age 55)
Pen name何伟 (Hé Wěi) (in China)
OccupationWriter, journalist, runner
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Egyptian Arabic
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
Mansfield College, Oxford
Notable works
Notable awardsMacArthur Fellowship
Kiriyama Prize
Nominated for National Book Award for Nonfiction
SpouseLeslie T. Chang
Children2

Peter Benjamin Hessler[1] (born June 14, 1969) is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of four books about China and has contributed numerous articles to The New Yorker and National Geographic, among other publications.[2] In 2011, Hessler received a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of his "keenly observed accounts of ordinary people responding to the complexities of life in such rapidly changing societies as Reform Era China."[3]

  1. ^ "32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars Are Selected to Study in Oxford for 1992". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1991-12-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ Apostoaie, Ella (2024-07-28). "Peter Hessler on China's Past and Present". The Wire China. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ "MacArthur Fellows Program: Meet the 2011 Fellows Hessler, Peter Doctor of Letters, UMC conferred May 18, 2013". John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 20 September 2011.