Anelise Chen | |
|---|---|
 Anelise Chen (2017) | |
| Born | Taiwan |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Notable works | So Many Olympic Exertions (2017) |
Anelise Chen is a Taiwanese-born American writer of fiction and nonfiction. She was named "5 under 35" by the National Book Foundation in 2019. [1] Her first novel, So Many Olympic Exertions, was published in 2017 by Kaya Press and was named one of the best books of the year by Brooklyn Rail. [2] She holds degrees from UC Berkeley (B.A. English) and New York University (MFA Fiction). Her essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times , National Public Radio, BOMB Magazine , The New Republic , Vice, and The Village Voice . She writes a column on mollusks for Paris Review . [3]
She lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University.
