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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

(1972) Writer United States

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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is a writer from the United States, best known for Ms. Hempel chronicles.

Quick Facts About Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Born: January 1, 1972
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Ms. Hempel chronicles

About Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is an American writer, of Chinese descent. She previously taught writing and literature in the graduate MFA writing program at Otis College of Art and Design until 2015. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

Quotes by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Heather A. Slomski's stories are downright addictive. I kept promising myself to turn off the light after just one more, and then…

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Elegant

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“But that's what I mean: you're Ms. Hempel forever. At least to us.”

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“But illness does not always write itself upon the body, the sickness I search for is hidden deep within the brain. Sometimes…

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Body

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When you are in school, your talents are without number, and your promise is boundless...But at a certain point, you begin to…

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Bird

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A deeply felt novel . . . The Story of Forgetting offers us both solace and illumination. Stefan Merrill Block possesses a…

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Block

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“She hears the word bell, or orchard, or swallow, and she experiences a strange surprise, like the feel of a coin in…

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Nostalgia

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“If you were M. Pujol, Madeleine says, I would reach out my hand to you. Like this. If you were M. Pujol,…

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“If you wanted to kidnap someone, what would you use?" she asked Amit. They were lying in bed, with the lights off.…

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Kidnapping

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“That is what is marvelous about school, she realized: when you are in school, your talents are without number, and your promise…

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Education

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This was the feeling that Ms. Hempel couldn't shake: a conviction that she spent her days among people at the age when…

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Age

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Krys Lee has written a book of unforgettable stories, each one building on the other to create a complex, moving portrait of…

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Book

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“How terrible it is to recognize that one’s brilliance rests solely upon the small-mindedness of others.”

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Brilliance

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