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Which Chinese-born writer, pen name won the 1999 National Book Award for 'Waiting', about a Chinese army doctor trapped in a loveless arranged marriage while waiting 18 years for a divorce?
Answer: Ha Jin — Ha Jin (Jin Xuefei), who writes in English rather than his native Chinese, was an officer in the PLA before emigrating to the US in 1985. 'Waiting' distils decades of social constraint into an intimate study of desire and obligation.
- A Anchee Min
- B Da Chen
- C Yiyun Li
- D Ha Jin ✓
Ha Jin (Jin Xuefei), who writes in English rather than his native Chinese, was an officer in the PLA before emigrating to the US in 1985. 'Waiting' distils decades of social constraint into an intimate study of desire and obligation.