Wang Ping

is the author of several books of fiction, non -fiction, and poetry.  Her writing has won the Eugene Kaden Award, the Asian -American Studies Award, and the Minnesota Book Award.  Born in Shanghai, she earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Beijing University, her master’s degree in English literature from Long Island University, and her doctorate in comparative literature from New York University. The recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bush Foundation, the New York State Council for the Arts, and the Minnesota State Arts Board, among others, Ping is also a translator, photographer, and teacher.  She is a professor of English at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.