BooksActually
presents
On Being Suchen Christine Lim
a dialogue series by BooksActually
moderated by Dr. Gwee Li Sui
D I A L O G U E
Date // 5 February 2010, Friday
Time // 7.30 pm
Venue // BooksActually, No. 86 Club Street
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ON BEING is a dialogue series by BooksActually featuring visionaries
presents
On Being Suchen Christine Lim
a dialogue series by BooksActually
moderated by Dr. Gwee Li Sui
D I A L O G U E
Date // 5 February 2010, Friday
Time // 7.30 pm
Venue // BooksActually, No. 86 Club Street
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ON BEING is a dialogue series by BooksActually featuring visionaries
who discuss their lives, influences, and art.
Moderated by Dr. Gwee Li Sui. Organized by BooksActually.
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SUCHEN CHRISTINE LIM is the inaugural recipient of the Singapore Literature Prize for her novel, Fistful of Colours (1992). Her fourth novel, A Bit of Earth (2000), and a collection of short stories, The Lies That Build A Marriage (2007), were short listed for the same prize. A co-authored play, The Amah: A Portrait in Black & White (1986) and a children’s book, The Valley of Golden Showers (1978) had also received prizes. Rice Bowl is her first novel.
A Fullbright Fellow in the University of Iowa’s International Writers’ Program, Suchen has held several writing residencies overseas including International Writer-in-Residence, University of Iowa; University of Western Australia; Moniack Mhor Writer’s Centre, Scotland; and Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.
Born in Malaysia, Suchen lives in Singapore but divides her time between Singapore and writing residencies abroad. Currently working on a novel, two of her books for children will be published this year.
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SUCHEN CHRISTINE LIM is the inaugural recipient of the Singapore Literature Prize for her novel, Fistful of Colours (1992). Her fourth novel, A Bit of Earth (2000), and a collection of short stories, The Lies That Build A Marriage (2007), were short listed for the same prize. A co-authored play, The Amah: A Portrait in Black & White (1986) and a children’s book, The Valley of Golden Showers (1978) had also received prizes. Rice Bowl is her first novel.
A Fullbright Fellow in the University of Iowa’s International Writers’ Program, Suchen has held several writing residencies overseas including International Writer-in-Residence, University of Iowa; University of Western Australia; Moniack Mhor Writer’s Centre, Scotland; and Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.
Born in Malaysia, Suchen lives in Singapore but divides her time between Singapore and writing residencies abroad. Currently working on a novel, two of her books for children will be published this year.
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