Gail Tsukiyama
Encyclopedia
Gail Tsukiyama is an American novelist from San Francisco
, California
, USA. She was one of nine fiction
author
s to appear during the first Library of Congress
National Book Festival
. Her works include The Samurai’s Garden
, Women of the Silk, Night of Many Dreams, The Language of Threads, "The Street of a Thousand Blossoms", and Dreaming Water.
Tsukiyama was born in San Francisco, to a Japanese father and a Chinese mother. She attended San Francisco State University
, where she received both her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in English with the emphasis in creative writing. She lives in El Cerrito, California
, and works as a part-time lecturer for San Francisco State University and a freelance book-reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle
.
Tsukiyama is an alumna
of the Ragdale Foundation
.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA. She was one of nine fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
s to appear during the first Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
National Book Festival
National Book Festival
The National Book Festival is an American event organized by the Library of Congress annually in Washington, D.C. Held in early autumn, the festival attracts tens of thousands of people each year . Over fifty nationally published authors, illustrators, and poets are invited for lectures,...
. Her works include The Samurai’s Garden
The Samurai’s Garden
The Samurai's Garden is a 1996 novel by American author Gail Tsukiyama. Many consider it to be Tsukiyama's finest work, and an influential piece in Asian literature...
, Women of the Silk, Night of Many Dreams, The Language of Threads, "The Street of a Thousand Blossoms", and Dreaming Water.
Tsukiyama was born in San Francisco, to a Japanese father and a Chinese mother. She attended San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
, where she received both her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in English with the emphasis in creative writing. She lives in El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito, California
-Transportation:The city's primary transportation infrastructure consists of the El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations along with several local bus lines, operated by AC Transit, providing access to the surrounding area and the nearby cities of Albany, Berkeley and Richmond...
, and works as a part-time lecturer for San Francisco State University and a freelance book-reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
.
Tsukiyama is an alumna
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
of the Ragdale Foundation
Ragdale
Ragdale is the summer retreat of Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, located in Lake Forest, Illinois. It is also the home of the Ragdale Foundation...
.