His short stories were described by The New York Times as "crackling, kinetic and darkly comedic" and often drew from his upbringing as a child of Cambodian immigrants.
[1][2] So died from an accidental[3] drug overdose in 2020, and his debut book, a short story collection entitled Afterparties, was published in 2021.
[4] Anthony Veasna So was born on February 20, 1992, in Stockton, California, to auto repair shop owner Sienghay So and Ravy So, a retired claims representative for the Social Security Administration.
In December 2020, he received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Syracuse University, where he worked with Jonathan Dee and Dana Spiotta.
[9][10] A second book by So, titled Songs on Endless Repeat, which includes segments of an unfinished novel he had worked on as well as nonfiction writing, was published in 2023.