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Chang-rae Lee Books in Order
Chang-Rae Lee is a distinguished first-generation Korean American novelist. Born in Korea in 1965, Lee emigrated to the United States at a young age, where he was raised in Westchester, New York. He then attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and went on to earn a BA in English from Yale University and an MFA in Writing from the University of Oregon. Before dedicating himself to writing full time, Lee briefly worked as a Wall Street financial analyst. Currently, he serves as the director of Princeton University's Program in Creative Writing and teaches writing at Princeton, where he guides aspiring writers.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Chang-rae Lee's book series? Chang-rae Lee has written 2 book series. The most notable is the Non-Fiction series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Chang-rae Lee
- #1
Coming Home Again(1995) - #2
On a Bed of Rice(1995) - #3
Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World(2004) - #4
Secret Ingredients(2007)
- #1Native Speaker(1995)
- #2
A Gesture Life(1999) - #3Aloft(2004)
- #4
The Surrendered(2009) - #5
On Such a Full Sea(2014) - #6
My Year Abroad(2021)
About Chang-rae Lee
Chang-Rae Lee is a distinguished first-generation Korean American novelist. Born in Korea in 1965, Lee emigrated to the United States at a young age, where he was raised in Westchester, New York. He then attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and went on to earn a BA in English from Yale University and an MFA in Writing from the University of Oregon. Before dedicating himself to writing full time, Lee briefly worked as a Wall Street financial analyst. Currently, he serves as the director of Princeton University's Program in Creative Writing and teaches writing at Princeton, where he guides aspiring writers.
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