Autor: Suchen Christine Lim

Born in Malaysia, Suchen Christine Lim grew up in Malaysia and Singapore. Awarded a Fulbright grant, she is a Fellow of the International Writers’ Programme at the University of Iowa, and is the first Singapore writer honoured as the university’s International Writer-in-Residence. In 2012 she received the Southeast Asia Write Award. In 1992, her novel, Fistful of Colours, won the inaugural Singapore Literature Prize, and in 2015 it was selected by The Sunday Times as one of the top 10 Singapore classic novels. Another novel, The River’s Song, was selected by Kirkus Reviews (USA) as one of “The 100 Best Books of 2015”. Other novels include Rice Bowl, Gift From The Gods, and A Bit of Earth, shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. The Man who Wore his Wife’s Sarong is an updated and expanded edition of The Lies that Build a Marriage, which was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2008, featuring four additional stories.