Ada Zhang

Ada Zhang is an American author. Her debut short story collection, The Sorrows of Others, was published May 9, 2023, which was an honoree of the 5 Under 35 award by the National Book Foundation.

Zhang is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and her work has been published in McSweeney's and A Public Space, and The Alaska Quarterly Review.

The Sorrows of Others Zhang's debut short story collection centers around themes of loss, loneliness, grief, and joy in characters from the Chinese-American immigrant experience. Significant historical ties included in the book are relations to the Cultural Revolution and the Communist movement in China which was led by Mao Zedong from 1966 to 1976. Booklist called the collection "filled with lost souls aching for connection on both sides of the world" in a starred review.

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