Today, Ha Jin, MA’89, PhD’93, H’05 — his real name is Xuefei Jin — has garnered almost as many literary awards in the United States, Europe and Asia as he has published books. “Ocean of Words,” his ...

Ha Jin is Professor of English at Boston University and two-time winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. These poems appear in Between Silences, his first book of poetry. His most recent book is A Good Fall ...

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for “The Crazed” by Ha Jin. Sometimes, I read books that I just don’t get.