Hwee Hwee Tan

SingaporeanLiterary FictionContemporary Fictionb. 1974

Hwee Hwee Tan is a Singaporean novelist, journalist, and editor. She gained international recognition for her debut novel, Foreign Bodies (1997), published when she was 22, and her second novel, Mammon Inc. (2001), which won the Singapore Literature Prize. Her writing often explores themes of identity, globalization, and the expatriate experience, drawing from her own life in Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. While she has paused her fiction writing, she remains active as a professional writer, copywriter, and journalist.

Awards

['National Arts Council Young Artist Award (2003)', 'Singapore Literature Prize (2004)', 'New York Times Fiction Fellowship', 'Ian St James Short Story Award', 'BBC Radio Four First Bite competition winner']

Notable Works

['Foreign Bodies', 'Mammon Inc.']

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