Linda Rui Feng

{{Short description|Canadian author and academic}}

Linda Rui Feng is a Chinese-Canadian writer and academic, whose debut novel Swimming Back to Trout River was longlisted for the 2021 Giller Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/miriam-toews-omar-el-akkad-katherena-vermette-among-12-authors-longlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.6166969 "Miriam Toews, Omar El Akkad & Katherena Vermette among 12 authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize"]. CBC Books, September 8, 2021.

Born in Shanghai, China,Deborah Dundas, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/opinion/2021/01/08/30-new-books-we-cant-wait-to-get-our-hands-on-in-the-first-half-of-2021.html "30 new books we can’t wait to get our hands on in the first half of 2021"]. Toronto Star, January 8, 2021. she lived in the United States for several years before moving to Toronto, Ontario, where she is a professor of Chinese cultural history at the University of Toronto.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/15-books-by-asian-canadian-authors-to-read-for-asian-heritage-month-1.6034349 "15 books by Asian Canadian authors to read for Asian Heritage Month"]. CBC Books, May 20, 2021. She previously published the academic work City of Marvel and Transformation: Changan and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China in 2015.