▁in ▁England ▁Category : Ch inese ▁muse olog ists ▁Category : N an j ing ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : National ▁Central ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sh u ang f eng ▁County ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁L oud i ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁in ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Category : W omen ▁arch ae olog ists ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Hun an ▁Category : Rep ublic ▁of ▁China ▁people ▁born ▁during ▁Q ing <0x0A> </s> ▁Louise ▁Stern ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁and ▁artist , ▁and ▁works ▁around ▁ideas ▁of ▁language , ▁communication ▁and ▁isol ation . ▁ ▁Stern ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁an ▁exclus ively ▁de af ▁community ▁and ▁is ▁fourth - gener ation ▁de af ▁on ▁her ▁father ' s ▁side , ▁and ▁third - gener ation ▁de af ▁on ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁side . ▁She ▁attended ▁California ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁De af , ▁F rem ont . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Her ▁first ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁Ch atter ing , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Gr anta ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Alan ▁Warner ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁amaz ing ▁debut : ▁v ibr antly ▁per cept ive , ▁gentle , ▁fun ny ▁and ▁prof ound ". ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁novel , ▁Is ma el ▁and ▁His ▁Sister s , ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁de af ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Y