R. F. Kuang: Difference between revisions

'''Rebecca F. Kuang''' (born May 29, 1996)<ref name="locusinterview">{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/07/r-f-kuang-distortions/ |title=R.F. Kuang: Distortions |work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=2019-07-15}}</ref> is an American fantasy novelist.<ref name="Georgetown">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehoya.com/georgetown-author-r-f-kuang-speaks-upcoming-novel-poppy-war/ |title=Georgetown Author R.F. Kuang Speaks on Upcoming Novel 'The Poppy War' |date=2017-12-10 |access-date=2018-05-12 |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Hoya]] |first=Rachel |last=Linton}}</ref> Her first novel, ''[[The Poppy War]]'', was released in 2018, followed by the sequels ''[[The Dragon Republic]]'' in 2019<ref name="Verge">{{cite news |last1=Liptak |first1=Andrew |title=10 new science fiction and fantasy novels to check out this August |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20697718/science-fiction-fantasy-books-recommendations-august-kuang-brown-hartsuyker |access-date=2019-08-06 |work=[[The Verge]] |date=2019-08-01}}</ref> and ''[[The Burning God]]'' in 2020. Kuang released a stand-alone novel, ''[[Babel, or the Necessity of Violence]]'', in 2022. Her newest book is ''[[Yellowface (novel)|Yellowface]]'', a satirical novel which was published in 2023. Kuang holds graduate degrees in [[Sinology]] from [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]] and from, [[University College, Oxford]], and is currently studying at [[Yale University]].<ref name="Georgetown" /><ref name="GeorgetownUniversity"/><ref name=Chen2020>{{cite web |url=https://www.itsrealmagazine.org/interview-with-rebecca-kuang.html |title=Interview with Rebecca Kuang |work=It's Real Magazine |first=Ana |last=Chen |date=2020}}</ref><ref name="npr-2020nov24">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/24/937995479/in-the-poppy-war-series-r-f-kuang-asks-what-if-mao-was-a-teenage-girl |title=In The Poppy War Series, R.F. Kuang Asks: 'What If Mao Was A Teenage Girl?' |website=[[NPR]] |date=November 24, 2020 |first=Alan |last=Yu}}</ref>

Kuang has received many accolades as an author. ''Babel'' debuted at the first spot on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]], and won the [[Blackwell's]] Book of the Year for Fiction in 2022, and the 2022 [[Nebula Award for Best Novel]]. In addition, Kuang has won the [[Compton Crook Award]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-04-15 |title=Kuang Wins Compton Crook Award |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/04/kuang-wins-compton-crook-award/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref> the [[Crawford Award]],<ref name=Crawford>{{cite news |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/02/kuang-wins-crawford-award/ |title=Kuang Wins Crawford Award |magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=2019-02-01}}</ref> and the 2020 [[Astounding Award for Best New Writer|''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-04-02 |title=2019 Hugo and Campbell Awards Finalists |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-finalists/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref> along with being a finalist for the [[Nebula Award for Best Novel|Nebula]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=R.F. Kuang|url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominees/r-f-kuang/|last=|first=|date= |publisher=Nebula Awards|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> [[Locus Award|Locus]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-05-07 |title=2019 Locus Awards Finalists |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/05/2019-locus-awards-finalists/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref> [[World Fantasy Award—Novel|World Fantasy]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1=Miyazaki |first1=Hayao |last2=Zipes |first2=Jack |title=World Fantasy Awards 2019 |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/world-fantasy-awards%e2%84%a0-2019/ |access-date=2020-05-17 |publisher=[[World Fantasy Convention]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Kitschies]],<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-03-05 |title=2018 Kitschies Shortlists |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/03/2018-kitschies-shortlists/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[British Fantasy Award|British Fantasy]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2019-07-23 |title=British Fantasy Awards 2019 |url=https://www.britishfantasysociety.org/news/british-fantasy-awards-2019/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |publisher=[[The British Fantasy Society]] |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128024233/http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/news/british-fantasy-awards-2019/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> awards for ''The Poppy War''.