Gene Luen Yang





Gene Luen Yang

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August 09, 1973 in Alameda, The United States

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Gene Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received the Xeric Grant, a prestigious comics industry grant, for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work as an adult. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Duncan's Kingdom (with art by Derek Kirk Kim) and The Rosary Comic Book. American Born Chinese received National Book Award.

He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his lovely wife and children and teaches at a Roman Catholic high school.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 17,274 ratings · 3,122 reviews · 11 distinct works
American Born Chinese
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 12,809 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,097 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 1,155 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Prime Baby
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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Animal Crackers: A Gene Lue...
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2006
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Gordon Yamamoto and the Kin...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2004
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Loyola Chin and the San Pel...
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — expected publication 2012
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Rosary Comic Book: Includes...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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“It's easy to become anything you wish . . . so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul.”
Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese

“Wait."
"So what am I supposed to do now?"

"You know, Jin, I would have saved myself from five hundred years' imprisonment beneath a mountain of rock had I only realized how good it is to be a monkey."

(222-223)”
Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese

“To find your true identity within the will of Tze Yo Tzuh...that is the highest of all freedoms.”
Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese

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The Zombie Survival Guide Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks, illustrated by Ibraim Roberson
 
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Mercy Thompson Homecoming by Patricia Briggs, illustrated by Francis Tsai
 
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The Eternal Smile Three Stories by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Derek Kirk Kim
 
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