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Jamie Ford (born July 9, 1968) is an American author, who has written two best selling books. Ford is best known for his debut novel, ''Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.'' The book received positive reviews after its release, and was also awarded best “Adult Fiction” book at the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The book was also named the #1 Book Club Pick for Fall 2009/Winter 2010 by the American Booksellers Association. In 2013, he released his second book, ''Songs of Willow Frost.'' His stories have also been included in ''Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology, and The End is Nigh, part of the ''The Apocalypse Triptych, a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey. ==Early life== Jamie Ford was born on July 9, 1968, in Eureka, CA, but grew up in Ashland, Oregon, and Port Orchard and Seattle, Washington. His father, a Seattle native, was of Chinese ancestry while Ford’s mother was of European descent. The Western name Ford comes from his great grandfather, Min Chung (1850-1922),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.onlinenevada.org/people/billy-min-chung-ford )〕 who immigrated to Tonopah, Nevada in 1865 and later changed his name to William Ford. Ford's great grandmother, Loy Lee Ford, was the first Chinese woman to own property in Nevada. Ford earned a degree in Design from the Art Institute of Seattle and also attended Seattle’s School of Visual Concepts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jamie Ford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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