Nami Mun
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Nami Mun

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Nami Mun grew up in Seoul, South Korea and Bronx, New York. For her debut novel, Miles from Nowhere, she received a Whiting Award and a Pushcart Prize, and was shortlisted for the Orange Award and the Asian American Literary Award. Miles From Nowhere became a national bestseller within first weeks of publication and was selected as "Editors' Choice" and "Top Ten First Novels" by Booklist, "Best Fiction of 2009 So Far" by Amazon, and as an Indie Next Pick. Chicago Magazine named her "Best New Novelist of 2009." Previously, Nami has worked as an Avon Lady, a street vendor, a photojournalist, a waitress, an activities coordinator for a nursing home, and a criminal defense investigator. After earning a GED, she went on to get a BA in English from UC Berkeley, an MFA from University of Michigan, and has garnered fellowships from organizations such as Yaddo, MacDowell, Bread Loaf, and Tin House. Her stories have been published in Granta, Tin House, The Iowa Review, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, Evergreen Review, Witness, and elsewhere. She currently lives and teaches in Chicago.
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