Sheung-King

Sheung-King is the pen name of Aaron Tang,Brett Josef Grubisic, [https://www.mykawartha.com/whatson-story/10272572-in-you-are-eating-an-orange-you-are-naked-the-2010s-have-never-looked-so-1770s/ "In “You Are Eating An Orange. You Are Naked.” the 2010s have never looked so 1770s"]. MyKawartha, November 22, 2020. a Canadian writer whose novel Batshit Seven was the winner of the 2024 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/sheung-king-martha-baillie-among-writers-trust-literary-prize-winners-1.7386578 "Sheung-King, Martha Baillie among Writers' Trust literary prize winners"]. CBC Books, November 19, 2017.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tang lived in both Canada and Hong Kong before moving to Toronto, Ontario.Michelle Cyca, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/book-review-tracing-a-terminated-relationships-lingering-intimate-moments "Book review: Tracing a terminated relationship’s lingering, intimate moments"]. Vancouver Sun, December 22, 2020. His first novel, You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked, was published in 2020 by Book*hug,Thea Lim, [https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/you-are-eating-an-orange-sheung-king-review/ "The Interior Lives of the Transnational Asian Diaspora"]. The Nation, January 20, 2021. and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2021 Amazon.ca First Novel AwardVicky Qiao, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/five-little-indians-by-michelle-good-wins-60k-amazon-first-novel-award-1.6044056 "Five Little Indians by Michelle Good wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award"]. CBC Books, May 28, 2021. and the 2021 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/ivan-coyote-david-a-robertson-julie-flett-among-finalists-for-25k-governor-general-s-literary-awards-1.6209298 "Ivan Coyote, David A. Robertson & Julie Flett among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards"]. CBC Books, October 14, 2021.

Batshit Seven, his second novel, was published in 2024 by Penguin Random House.

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