- Han Ong
Playwright and novelist Han Ong (1968– ) is both a high-school dropout and one of the youngest recipients of a
MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Born in thePhilippines , he moved to theUnited States at 16. His works, which include the novels "Fixer Chao" and "The Disinherited," address such themes as same-sex love, cultural clash, and class conflict."I've written enough now to figure out I have a recurring tendency, which is that a lot of my characters are outsiders," Ong told a reporter after the debut of his second book, "It comes from being an outsider twice over--my queerness and my ethnicity. I think it's a gift, though. In life it may not be a gift, but in art it is." [Marler, Regina. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2004_Nov_23/ai_n8700534 Han Ong Returns: The Queer Filipino Literary Phenomenon is Back With a Provocative New Novel] ,
The Advocate (November 23 ,2004 ). Retrieved onMay 14 ,2007 .]References
External links
* [http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/04/19/ong/ Review of "Fixer Chao" from Salon.com]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/10/31/RVGON9CURO1.DTL Review of "The Disinherited" from "The San Francisco Chronicle"]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2278/is_1_29/ai_n6148070/pg_1 Essay about "Fixer Chao" from "MELUS"]
* [http://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi?uri=/journals/modern_fiction_studies/v052/52.3hsu.html Essay about "Fixer Chao" from "Modern Fiction Studies"]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2004_Nov_23/ai_n8700534 Article about "The Disinherited" from "The Advocate"]
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