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Gene Luen Yang
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1973
Gene Luen Yang is an American cartoonist and author. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at Hamline University as a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature. That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside Lauren Redniss, to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
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About Gene Luen Yang
Birth
1973
First book
2006
Years writing
20
Gene Luen Yang is an American cartoonist and author. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at Hamline University as a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature. That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside Lauren Redniss, to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
Gene Luen Yang is an acclaimed Chinese-American author and graphic novelist.
His work American Born Chinese has become an essential benchmark in contemporary graphic novels.
Beyond his writing career, he has dedicated much of his life to university teaching.
He has left his mark on the superhero world with notable titles like Superman Smashes The Klan.
With over a hundred published works, he is a key figure in current children's and young adult literature.
