Yoojin Grace Wuertz (born 1980) is an American novelist who was reviewed for her 2017 book Everything Belongs To Us.[1][2][3][4]
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Wuertz moved to the United States with her family at the age of six and was raised in the North Jersey communities of Paramus and Ridgefield Park.[5] Wuertz earned a bachelor's degree in English from Yale University and earned a master's degree in fiction writing from New York University.[6] Originally planning to pursue a career as an academic, she left a Ph.D. program at University of California, Berkeley and decided to devote her time to writing.[5]
Wuertz has been a resident of Oradell.[5]
References
- ^ "Review". nytimes.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Review". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Review". theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Website". yoojingracewuertz.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c Passow, Sam. "Passing Down Stories: Oradell resident Yoojin Grace Wuertz", The Record (Bergen County), April 4, 2017. Accessed June 5, 2017. "Like most teenagers, Yoojin Grace Wuertz was sometimes at odds with her parents, who had moved their family from South Korea to Bergen County when she was 6.... Wuertz, who lives in Oradell after growing up in Paramus and Ridgefield Park, released Everything Belongs to Us in February."
- ^ Bio & Links, Yoojin Grace Wuertz. Accessed June 5, 2017. "Yoojin Grace Wuertz was born in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated to the United States at age six. She holds a BA in English from Yale University and an MFA in fiction from New York University."
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