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Nami Mun

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Nami Mun
BornSeoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
NationalityKorean American
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of Michigan (MFA)
Notable awardsWhiting Award (2009)

Nami Mun is a Korean American novelist and short story writer.[1]

Life

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Nami Mun was born in Seoul, South Korea, though she grew up in The Bronx.[2] She graduated from University of California, Berkeley, and from the University of Michigan, with an MFA.[3]

Her stories have been published in Granta, Pushcart Prize Anthology, The Iowa Review, Evergreen Review, Witness, Bat City Review, and Tin House.[4]

Awards

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  • 2012 Chicago Public Library 21st Century Award
  • 2009 Orange Prize finalist
  • 2009 Whiting Award

Works

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Books

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  • Miles From Nowhere. Penguin Group. 2009. ISBN 978-1-59448-854-2.

Short stories

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References

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  1. ^ "Bio". October 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Interview: Nami Mun". The Chicagoist. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ "U-M Department of English: News & Events: Nami Mun wins 2009 Whiting Writers' Award". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  4. ^ "Tin House :: Back Issues : Issue 22". Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
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