About Wen-chin Ouyang
Born 1960. Wen-chin Ouyang is a journalist and arabist.
Wen-chin Ouyang, is a professor of Arabic literature and comparative literature at SOAS, University of London.
Early life and education Ouyang was born in Taiwan and raised in Libya. She earned her bachelor's degree in the Arabic language from the University of Tripoli and completed her PhD in Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University in the United States.
In 2013, Ouyang was selected as a judge for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. She was the first Taiwan-born academic to receive the honour.
In 2022, she was elected an Academician of Academia Sinica.
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Who is Wen-chin Ouyang?
Taiwanese arabist and orientalist
When was Wen-chin Ouyang born?
Wen-chin Ouyang was born on 28 September 1960.
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Wen-chin Ouyang is a journalist and arabist.
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