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Edition 11 (2022) Winner
Tom Lin
トム・リン
Tom Lin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Beijing, China
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Beijing (birth) → Flushing, Queens, New York City → Davis, California (study/residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2021-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Davis | English (doctoral program) | Department of English | 博士課程在学 | — | United States |
Pomona College
Country:
United States
Attendance reported; specific degree and graduation year not specified
University of California, Davis
English (doctoral program)
/ Department of English
Degree:
博士課程在学
Country:
United States
Reported as pursuing a doctorate as of 2021
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu | フィクション | Andrew Carnegie Medal selection committee | 受賞 |
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
2022
Work:
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Andrew Carnegie Medal selection committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu
2021 Western (Weird West / supernatural elements)A revenge-driven Western set in the 1860s about Ming Tsu, a Chinese American assassin who seeks vengeance after railroad barons kidnap his lover and force him into labor on the transcontinental railroad. The novel subverts the traditionally white-centered Western and explores themes of identity and race, with elements of the supernatural.
revengeidentityrace and exclusionfrontier/railroad
Bibliography
- The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (Little, Brown and Company, 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- energetic, compact narrative voicereworking historical genre conventions (Western)
- Recurring Motifs
- journey of revengerailroad and land developmentborders/transgressionsearch for identity
Legacy
His debut novel received strong acclaim for reexamining the Western through a racialized perspective. Winning the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal increased his recognition as an emerging writer.
Quotes
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"With a Chinese American gunslinger, he's challenging the whiteness of Westerns."
Source: The New York Times (article) (2021)
Trivia
- Won the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for his debut novel.
- Reported as the youngest winner of the Carnegie medal at the time of the award.