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Meng Jin

2 Series • 2 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Little Gods (2020)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories (2022)

ⓘ About Meng Jin

Meng Jin is a Shangai born literary fiction author who currently lives in Brooklyn. She has an MFA in fiction from Hunter College where she so distinguished herself that she won several awards and fellowship. Among her fellowships include a Cohen Story Prize, a Hertog Fellowship, a David TK Wong Fellowship, and a Steinbeck Fellowship. She got grants from the Elizabeth George Foundation, M on the Bund Shanghai, and the Hedgebrook. Before she started writing novels she had several of her short fiction published in “Zymbol,” “The Masters Review,” “Bound Off,” and the “Baltimore Review.” Following from the most common premise of Asian American fiction authors seeking connection and truth from absent parents, she published “Little Gods” in 2020.

All Book Series by Meng Jin

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Little Gods book cover

Little Gods

Single-title series · published 2020

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2020
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Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories book cover

Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories

Single-title series · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Meng Jin?

Meng Jin is a Shangai born literary fiction author who currently lives in Brooklyn. She has an MFA in fiction from Hunter College where she so distinguished herself that she won several awards and fellowship. Among her fellowships include a Cohen Story Prize, a Hertog Fellowship, a David TK Wong Fellowship, and a Steinbeck Fellowship.

Which Meng Jin series should I start with?

Meng Jin's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Little Gods (2020).

How many books has Meng Jin written?

Meng Jin has 2 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2020 and 2022. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Short Story Collections.

In what order should Meng Jin's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 2 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Meng Jin's books organised into series?

This guide splits Meng Jin's 2 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (1 book); Short Story Collections (1 book).