Lannan Literary (a foundation honoring exceptional writers and literature) fellow David Wong Louie wrote Pangs of Love which won the 1991 First Fiction Award and named a Notable Book by the New York Times.
Established in 1989, the awards are meant "to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality", according to the foundation. Pangs of Love received the 1991 First Fiction Award from the Los Angeles Times and the John C. Zacharis First Book Award from Ploughshares. It was also named a Notable Book by The New York Times and a Voice Literary Supplement Favorite. In 2001, he was awarded a Lannan Literary Fellowship. Pangs of Love
The Barbarians Are Coming 
