Yang Huang (Author of Living Treasures)

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Yang Huang

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

in Taixian, Jiangsu, China

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Fiction, Classics, Romance

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Jhumpa Lahiri, Elizabeth Strout, Ha Jin, Kazuo Ishiguro, Elena Ferrant ...more

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Yang Huang grew up in China and has lived in the United States since 1990. Her novel won the UNO Publishing Lab Prize. Her linked story collection, , won the Juniper Prize, and her debut novel, , won the Nautilus Book Award silver medal. She works for the University of California, Berkeley and lives in the Bay Area with her family. To learn more about Yang and her writing, visit or follow her on Twitter: @yangwrites. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 347 ratings · 89 reviews · 8 distinct works ? Similar authors

	Living Treasures 4.03 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Good Son 3.87 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Old Faithful: Stories 4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leame Software and User's Manual: Analyzing Slope Stability by the Limit Equilibrium Method 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lu Nan Heng Duan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	?berkritische Flüssig-Chromatographie mit chemischer Mustererkennung 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chromatographie en fluide supercritique avec reconnaissance de formes chimiques 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Changing Languages of Guangxi, Southern China: A Contact-Induced Grammaticalization Approach 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So honored to talk to Tom Wilmer about my writing journey, my three novels, and how I strive to create a more tolerant and hopeful world by writing about my lived experiences. His curiosity, knowledge, and attention to details marvels me. Listen to his award winning show with Tom Wilmer as he takes you from San Luis Obispo to around the world. It will bring you peace and hope

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