Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Wonderful Town |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Future Dictionary of America |
2004 |
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Picture#
| Title |
Published |
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| Camp Tiger |
2019 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Foreign Student |
1998 |
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| American Woman |
2003 |
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| A Person of Interest |
2008 |
Buy |
| My Education |
2013 |
Buy |
| Trust Exercise |
2019 |
Buy |
| Flashlight |
2025 |
Buy |
Susan Choi is an American novelist who has been writing literary fiction since 1998. Her books often draw on real historical events and examine how political upheaval shapes individual lives. American Woman (2003) was inspired by the Patty Hearst kidnapping, and A Person of Interest (2008) drew on the Unabomber case.
Choi won the National Book Award in 2019 for Trust Exercise, a novel about a performing arts high school in the 1980s that plays with memory and narrative reliability. Her most recent novel, Flashlight (2025), continues her practice of writing fiction that is formally adventurous and thematically grounded. She has also written Camp Tiger, a children’s picture book.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Susan Choi written?
Susan Choi has written nine books across three series.
What was Susan Choi's first book?
Susan Choi’s first book is The Foreign Student, published in 1998.
Has Susan Choi won any major literary awards?
Yes, Susan Choi won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019 for Trust Exercise. Her earlier novel American Woman (2003) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and The Foreign Student (1998) won the Asian American Literary Award.