Celeste Ng
Forfatter af Little Fires Everywhere
Om forfatteren
Celeste Ng was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She attended Harvard University and studied English. She went on to graduate school at the University of Michigan and earned her Master's of Fine Arts in writing. While attending the University of Michigan, Ng won vis mere the Hopwood Award for her short story, What Passes Over. Ng was a recipient of a Pushcart Prize in 2012 for her story Girls, At Play. Her debut novel, Everything I Never Told You: A Novel, is a literary thriller that focuses on an American family in 1970s Ohio. This book won Amazon book of the Year in 2014. Little Fires Everywhere is her second novel, published in September 2017. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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(eng) The novelist is also the author of Let's Go Western Europe 2002, a travel series written by Harvard students.
Image credit: 2018 National Book Festival By Avery Jensen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72705538
Værker af Celeste Ng
Girls, At Play 5 eksemplarer
Clearing the Bones 2 eksemplarer
Every Little Thing 2 eksemplarer
Ng, Celeste Archive 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
6 Shorts 2017: The Finalists for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award (2017) — Bidragyder — 5 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1980
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bopæl
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA - Uddannelse
- Harvard University (BA ∙ MFA)
University of Michigan (MFA) - Kort biografi
- Celeste Ng grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She attended Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, won the Hopwood Award, the Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and the ALA's Alex Award and is a 2016 NEA fellow. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To learn more about her and her work, visit her website at http://celesteng.com or follow her on Twitter: @pronounced_ing.
- Oplysning om flertydighed
- The novelist is also the author of Let's Go Western Europe 2002, a travel series written by Harvard students.
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I liked the writng in this book more than I liked the content. this dystopian novel was very frightening and showed how easy it is for dictators to rule. it was upsetting to read this at this time in this state, country, and world. The first part was very interesting, but much of the second and third parts of the book were tedious. the ending came so quickly and unfortunately, was much too uncertain itself. it's fine that i read this book, but it is the least favorite of ng's books that i've read. i was personally pleased that librarians were portrayed as saviors, as so often that is true.… (mere)
*throaty closed mouth growl*
That’s it; I’m done with this genre of go-nowhere-reveal-nothing kind story that is many contemporary fiction novels.
What was the point of this book? To languish in the complexity of people and their relationships and the things forced upon them by others and society? Is that it? Pass.
Strong starting line that ultimately had no intention of delivering an incredible story after it.
The characters are aberrant and thinly developed.
The writing is the only redeeming part…
Some times life sucks, some times people suck, some times society sucks…and some times the book you choose to read sucks.
Everything I Never Told You is everything I never wanted to waste 10 hours of my life on….… (mere)
That’s it; I’m done with this genre of go-nowhere-reveal-nothing kind story that is many contemporary fiction novels.
What was the point of this book? To languish in the complexity of people and their relationships and the things forced upon them by others and society? Is that it? Pass.
Strong starting line that ultimately had no intention of delivering an incredible story after it.
The characters are aberrant and thinly developed.
The writing is the only redeeming part…
Some times life sucks, some times people suck, some times society sucks…and some times the book you choose to read sucks.
Everything I Never Told You is everything I never wanted to waste 10 hours of my life on….… (mere)
A nice book, a well-rounded story, well written. I read this book at a leisurely pace and while for me, it was not a page-turner, I was interested in every page. I would recommend this book and will try Ms. Ng's other writings.
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 10
- Also by
- 3
- Medlemmer
- 16,786
- Popularitet
- #1,338
- Vurdering
- 3.9
- Anmeldelser
- 826
- ISBN
- 155
- Sprog
- 17
- Udvalgt
- 13
This book beautifully blends several themes: the meaning of motherhood, racism and microaggression, art and the creative process, families and the power of secrets, teen- age angst, non- conformity, and suburban living.
The author creates vivid and believable characters. By the way, I despise Elena Richardson, but in the end, I had compassion for her plight!
This book makes the reader think. During the courtroom scene, the characters talk about books and childrens' dolls as mirrors and as a parent and teacher, I could not agree more.
I am definitely putting other books by Celeste Ng on my reading list.… (mere)