Asian American Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2010) Winner
Paul Yoon
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Paul Yoon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （New York, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Bennington Writing Seminars (faculty), Harvard University (Briggs-Copeland Lecturer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Exeter Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Wesleyan University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Phillips Exeter Academy
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
Wesleyan University
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 Under 35 | — | — | National Book Foundation | 選出 |
| 2014 | New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award | Snow Hunters | — | New York Public Library | 受賞 |
| 2023 | The Story Prize | The Hive and the Honey | — | The Story Prize | 受賞 |
| 2009 | The New York Times Notable Book | Once the Shore | — | The New York Times | 選出 |
| 2009 | NPR Best Debut | Once the Shore | — | NPR | 選出 |
5 Under 35
2010
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
選出
New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
2014
Work:
Snow Hunters
Organization:
New York Public Library
Result:
受賞
The Story Prize
2023
Work:
The Hive and the Honey
Organization:
The Story Prize
Result:
受賞
The New York Times Notable Book
2009
Work:
Once the Shore
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
選出
NPR Best Debut
2009
Work:
Once the Shore
Organization:
NPR
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
The Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Once the Shore
2009 Short story collectionA debut short-story collection exploring refugees, migration and solitude. Uses a restrained prose style to examine memory and loss.
migrationlossmemory
Snow Hunters
2013 NovelA novel set against the aftermath of the Korean War, tracing people torn apart by conflict and fragments of memory. Noted for its delicate psychological detail and quiet narrative voice.
warfamilytraumamemory
The Mountain
2017 Short story collectionA collection of short stories dealing with solitude, chance encounters, and overlaps between past and present.
solitudepast and presentchance
Run Me to Earth
2020 NovelA novel set in late 20th-century Southeast Asia, following the fates of children amid civil war. Lyrical imagery and short chapters combine into an epic-like narrative.
warchildrensurvivalmemory
The Hive and the Honey
2023 Short story collectionA recent collection of short stories that delicately captures human connections, isolation, and the strangeness at the edges of everyday life.
human relationshipsisolationeveryday strangeness
Bibliography
- Once the Shore (2009)
- Snow Hunters (2013)
- The Mountain (2017)
- Run Me to Earth (2020)
- The Hive and the Honey (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained proselyricalimage-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- memorylossmigration/refugee experiencelandscape
Legacy
Paul Yoon is a contemporary American writer lauded for his delicate prose and recurring themes of memory and displacement. He has received critical acclaim in both short and long forms and has been recognized with awards as a younger writer.
Trivia
- His grandfather was a North Korean refugee who later founded an orphanage in South Korea.
- He is married to writer Laura van den Berg.
- Official website: www.paulyoon.com