Karin Tanabe
Karin Tanabe is a historical fiction novelist who is best known for her works The Gilded Years: A Novel, a novel about the first African-American graduate of Vassar College, and The Diplomat's Daughter: A Novel, a love story set in a Japanese American internment camp.[1] National Public Radio has described her as a "master of historical fiction".[2]
Karin Tanabe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vassar College |
| Home town | Washington, D.C. |
| Notable works | The Gilded Years: A Novel, The Diplomat's Daughter: A Novel |
Biography
Tanabe is a first-generation American who grew up in Washington, D.C. with foreign parents.[2] Her father is the former Book World editor at the Washington Post.[3]
Tanabe graduated from Vassar College and currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and daughter. Until 2017, she was a reporter at Politico.[4][5]
List of works
- The List: A Novel (2013) - a novel about a young reporter inspired by Tanabe's experiences at Politico
- The Price of Inheritance: A Novel (2014) - a drama set in the high-end antique furniture world
- The Gilded Years: A Novel (2016) - a historical fiction novel about the first African-American graduate of Vassar College
- The Diplomat's Daughter (2017) - a love story set in a Japanese American internment camp
- A Hundred Suns: A Novel (2020) - a thriller set in 1930s French Indochina
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References
- "'The Diplomat's Daughter' Is A Story Of Love In An Internment Camp". NPR. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "'Karin Tanabe's 'A Hundred Suns' Explores Indochina Of The 1930s". NPR. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "'The Price of Inheritance,' by Karin Tanabe". Washington Post. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Karin Tanabe". African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Karin Tanabe". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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