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Lan Samantha Chang

Lan Samantha Chang is the author of three novels: The Family Chao, Inheritance, and All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost. Her work has been translated into nine languages. The director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she lives in Iowa City.

Lan Samantha Chang

Awards

Winner — PEN/Open Book Award, 2005

Shortlisted — Heartland Booksellers Award, 2022

Longlisted — Joyce Carol Oates Prize, 2023

Winner — Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, 2023

Books by Lan Samantha Chang

Inheritance: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
Paperback, 2005
Spanning seven decades and set in China and America against a backdrop of political chaos and social upheaval, this arresting debut novel tells a timeless story of familial devotion undermined by...
Hunger: A Novella and Stories
Lan Samantha Chang
Paperback, 2009
“Spare and haunting tales that ask ordinary questions about that extraordinary emotion: love.”—Chicago Tribune
All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
Hardback, 2010
A haunting story of art, ambition, love, and friendship by a writer of elegant, exacting prose.
All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
Paperback, 2011
"A smart, thoughtful, and often poignant meditation."—Boston Globe
All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
E Book, 2011
"A smart, thoughtful, and often poignant meditation."—Boston Globe
Inheritance: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
E Book, 2012
Spanning seven decades and set in China and America against a backdrop of political chaos and social upheaval, this arresting debut novel tells a timeless story of familial devotion undermined by...
Hunger: A Novella and Stories
Lan Samantha Chang
E Book, 2012
“A masterwork of enormous power.” —Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko

The searing debut of “one of the most influential writers in American letters…Hunger is a masterpiece, a necessary haunting”...
The Family Chao: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
Hardback, 2022
One of Literary Hub's and The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2022
A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Mystery of 2022

An acclaimed storyteller returns with “a gorgeous and gripping literary...
The Family Chao: A Novel
Lan Samantha Chang
E Book, 2022
Hunger: A Novella and Stories
Lan Samantha Chang, Alexander Chee
Paperback, 2023
“A masterwork of enormous power.” —Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko

The searing debut of “one of the most influential writers in American letters…Hunger is a masterpiece, a necessary haunting”...