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Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received a Xeric Grant for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Duncan’s Kingdom, The Rosary Comic Book, Prime Baby and Animal Crackers. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. He also won an Eisner for The Eternal Smile, a collaboration with Derek Kirk Kim. Recently, he has been working on the comics series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Yang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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  • American Born Chinese

    Gene Luen Yang; Illustrated by the author
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    ISBN-13: 9780312384487

  • American Born Chinese

    Gene Luen Yang; Illustrated by the author
    ©0 |
    ISBN-13: 9780312384487

  • American Born Chinese

    by Gene Luen Yang
    ©0 |
    ISBN-13: 9781596431522

    A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese .....[+]

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Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received a Xeric Grant for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Duncan’s Kingdom, The Rosary Comic Book, Prime Baby and Animal Crackers. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. He also won an Eisner for The Eternal Smile, a collaboration with Derek Kirk Kim. Recently, he has been working on the comics series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Yang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.