Gish Jen

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Gish Jen, born Lillian Jen (Template:Zh-cp) in 1956 in Scarsdale, New York, is a contemporary Chinese American writer. A couple of her short stories have been reprinted in The Best American Anthology. Her piece "Birthmates", has been selected as one of The Best American Short Stories of The Century. Her works include three novels, Typical American, Mona in the Promised Land, The Love Wife, and a collection of short fiction, Who's Irish?.

She is the daughter of Norman and Agnes Jen, who are from Shanghai, China. She is married to an Irish-American named David O'Connor and has an elder son and a younger daughter.