Meng Jin books

Meng Jin is a Chinese-American author of literary fiction, known for her debut novel Little Gods and the story collection Self-Portrait with Ghost.
Author · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

Short Story Collections

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Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Little Gods 2020 Buy

Meng Jin is a Chinese-American writer with two published books. Little Gods (2020), her debut novel, traces the life of a Chinese physicist who left Beijing after the Tiananmen Square protests, told through the perspectives of her daughter and the people who knew her.

Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories (2022) collects stories about displacement, scientific ambition, and the spaces between cultures. Both books draw on the experience of moving between China and America.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Meng Jin written?

Meng Jin has written two books across two series.

What was Meng Jin's first book?

Meng Jin’s first book is Little Gods, published in 2020.

What are Meng Jin's books about?

Little Gods (2020) follows the daughter of a Chinese physicist who emigrated to the US, piecing together her mother’s life after her death. Self-Portrait with Ghost (2022) is a short story collection exploring displacement, identity, and the immigrant experience.

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