Ed Lin
| Ed Lin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ed Lin |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Cheung |
| Website | |
| http://www.edlinforpresident.com | |
Ed Lin is an American Writer and Novelist. He is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards.[1] His first novel, Waylaid (2002) (Members' Choice Award in the Asian American Literary Awards and Booklist Editors' Choice in Fiction, 2002)[2] was made into a film by Michael Kang, The Motel (which won the Humanitas Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature).[3] Lin has written a series of crime novels revolving around Chinese-American cop Robert Chow set in 1976 New York City Chinatown, which begins in This Is A Bust (2007) (Kaya Press)(Members' Choice Award in Asian American Literary Awards), and continues with Snakes Can't Run (2010) (Minotaur Books) and One Red Bastard (2012) (Minotaur Books).
Books
Waylaid (2002), Lin's first novel is "the story of a Taiwanese/Chinese American boy struggling to grow up amidst the drudgery and sexual innuendo of his parents' sleazy motel on the Jersey Shore" and was a Booklist Editors' Choice in Fiction, 2002, and also won a Members' Choice Award in the Asian American Literary Awards. It was made into a film Directed by Michael Kang entitled The Motel, which won the Humanitas Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.
His trilogy of crime novels featuring Chinese-American Police Detective Robert Chow set in 1970s Chinatown has also won awards and garnered praise. The series so far comprises This Is A Bust (2007) (Members Choice Award, 2008 Asian American Literary Awards, Booklist Starred Review, and Listed in Best American Last Sentences of Books of 2007 in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008, Edited by Dave Eggers), Snakes Can't Run (2010) (Publishers Weekly Starred Review), and One Red Bastard (2012) (Publishers Weekly Starred Review).
Short Stories & Serialized Fiction
He also writes a serialized fiction series, or novel in installments, "Motherfuckerland" for Giant Robot Magazine.[4] He also has published various short stories including "Dave" and "Chinese New Year" (published in The Asian American Literary Review) as well as "Man Vs." (published in Animal Farm) about the show Man v. Food.
Film Appearances
Lin also stars as the title character "Norman Mao" in Derek Nguyen's The Potential Wives of Norman Mao which has screened at a variety of film festivals, including the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival, the Asian American International Film Festival in New York City, The LA Shorts Fest, The Raindance Film Festival in London and the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. He also stars alongside his wife Cindy Cheung in a Music Video for Magnetic North & Taiyo Na's "Home:Word" Directed by Wong Fu Productions.[5]
Bibliography
- Waylaid (2002)
- This Is A Bust (2007)
- Snakes Can't Run (2010)
- One Red Bastard (2012)
References
- ↑ Streetside Chat with Author Ed Lin, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, http://taiwaneseamerican.org/ta/2012/05/24/streetside-chat-with-author-ed-lin/
- ↑ An interview with Ed Lin, Asian American Press, http://aapress.com/arts/books/an-interview-with-ed-lin/
- ↑ The Three Star Motel, Asian Pacific Arts, Brian Hu, http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=51430
- ↑ Motherfuckerland, a New Novel in Installments, Giant Robot Magazine, http://www.giantrobot.com/news/motherfuckerland-a-new-novel-in-installments/
- ↑ Home:Word Music Video by Magnetic North x Taiyo Na, ChannelAPA, http://www.channelapa.com/2011/12/homeword-music-video-by-magnetic-north-x-taiyo-na.html