Charles Yu

Summary

Charles Yu is a human^[1]. Born in Los Angeles^[2], he… he was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a novelist^[4] and writer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month, #7,136 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Charles Yu's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].
• Charles Yu was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Charles Yu held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Charles Yu worked as a novelist^[4].
• Charles Yu's professions included writer^[5].
• Charles Yu's education included a stint at Columbia University^[8].
• Charles Yu's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[9].
• Charles Yu's education included a stint at Columbia Law School^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Charles Yu is How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Charles Yu is Interior Chinatown^[12].
• Charles Yu received the National Book Award for Fiction^[13].
• Charles Yu's image is recorded as Charles yu 2011.jpg^[14].
• Charles Yu's image is recorded as Charles Yu at AWP 2025 03 (cropped).jpg^[15].
• Charles Yu is recorded as male^[16].
• Charles Yu's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Charles Yu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047578855^[18].
• Charles Yu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76104238^[19].
• Charles Yu's GND ID is recorded as 1021175749^[20].
• Charles Yu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007114091^[21].
• Charles Yu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 179442152^[22].
• Charles Yu's IdRef ID is recorded as 168635550^[23].
• Charles Yu's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA1800239X^[24].
• Charles Yu's IMDb ID is recorded as nm4799372^[25].
• Charles Yu's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001172068^[26].
• Charles Yu's Commons category is recorded as Charles Yu^[27].

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Origins and Family

Charles Yu's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University^[8], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1754^[30], headquartered in Manhattan^[31]; University of California, Berkeley^[9], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35]; and Columbia Law School^[10], a law school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1858^[38], headquartered in New York City^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[4] and writer^[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe^[11], a literary work^[40], written by Charles Yu^[41] and Interior Chinatown^[12], a literary work^[42], written by him^[43].

Recognition

Charles Yu received the National Book Award for Fiction^[13].

Why It Matters

Charles Yu ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month, #7,136 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Charles Yu born?

Charles Yu was born in Los Angeles^[2].

What did Charles Yu do for work?

Charles Yu worked as novelist^[4] and writer^[5].

Where did Charles Yu go to school?

Charles Yu was educated at Columbia University^[8], University of California, Berkeley^[9], and Columbia Law School^[10].

What awards did Charles Yu receive?

Honors received include National Book Award for Fiction^[13].