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Ha Jin

Born 1956 · China, United States

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Pulitzer 2005 · Finalist

    War Trash

    War Trash

    Ha Jin · 48 when first published

    Novel · War, Historical

    AI-generated summary:In 1951 a quiet, English-speaking clerical officer in China's army in Korea is captured and held in American prison camps, where he is caught between rival factions of his fellow prisoners.

  • Written in English

    Pulitzer 2000 · Finalist

    Waiting

    Waiting

    Ha Jin · 43 when first published

    Novel · Love, Politics

    AI-generated summary:In Communist China, an army doctor goes back to his village each summer to divorce the country wife his parents chose for him, while the nurse he loves in the city waits for him to be free.