Rebecca F. Kuang

Novelist

Birthday May 29, 1996

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace China

Age 29 years old

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About

Award-winning author who has written popular novels such as The Poppy War and Babel, or The Necessity of Violence. Throughout her career, she has won numerous awards including Blackwell's Book of the Year for Fiction, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. She has a popular Instagram account kuangrf, which has earned 310,000 followers. On her Instagram, she has documented both her life as an author and her life outside of her professional career. 

Before Fame

She majored in history at Georgetown University. In 2018, she was awarded the Marshall Scholarship, which funded her studies at both Magdalene College, Cambridge and University College, Oxford

Trivia

She is a fitness enthusiast. In May 2025, she traveled to France. 

Family Life

She has been married to her husband Bennett Eckert-Kuang. At the age of 4, she, along with her family, immigrated from China to the United States. 

Associated With

She has been influenced by writers like Vladimir Nabokov and Joan Didion