Peter Hessler
Peter Benjamin Hessler (born June 14, 1969) is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of four books about China and has contributed numerous articles to The New Yorker and National Geographic, among other publications. In 2011, Hessler received a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition and encouragement of his "keenly observed accounts of ordinary people responding to the complexities of life in such rapidly changing societies as Reform Era China."
Peter Hessler | |
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| Born | June 14, 1969 |
| Pen name | 何伟 (Hé Wěi) (in China) |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, runner |
| Language | English, Chinese, Egyptian Arabic |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Mansfield College, Oxford |
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| Notable awards | MacArthur Fellowship Kiriyama Prize Nominated for National Book Award for Nonfiction |
| Spouse | Leslie T. Chang |
| Children | 2 |
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