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Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng is an American novelist, born on 30 July 1980 in Pittsburgh. Honours include Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature and Guggenheim Fellowship.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Celeste Ng, mostly literary fiction and mystery thriller, published by Penguin Press, first published in 2017.

Born 30 July 1980, PittsburghFrom United States

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Books reviewed1

Our average4.0★from 1 rated

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Little Fires Everywhere2017 · ★ 4.0

GenresLiterary Fiction 1 Mystery Thriller 1PublishersPenguin Press

Awards & honours

2 recorded

Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature2015

Literary prizes

Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature 2015

Honours & fellowships

Guggenheim Fellowship 2020

Books

1 book

Little Fires Everywhere2017 · ★ 4.0

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