Shih-Li Kow is a

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n writer born in 1968. She is best known for short story collections, including ''Ripples and Other Stories'' (2008) and her award-winning novel ''The Sum of Our Follies'' (2014).

Biography

Kow holds a degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

, and resides in

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

with her son and extended family. Her book ''Ripples and Other Stories'' was shortlisted for the 2009

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award __NOTOC__ The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award—named in honour of Frank O'Connor, who devoted much of his work to the form—was an international literary award presented for the best short story collection. It was presented betwe ...

. Her debut novel, ''The Sum of Our Follies'' (French trans. ''La Somme de nos Folies'' by Frederic Grellier), was awarded the 2018 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger.

Awards

Works

Short story collections * * * Novel *

References

* Raman Krishnan (19 March 2009
"What do readers want?"
''Malay Mail''. * Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal (28 March 2009)
"Time for words"
''Sunday People''.

External links

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* Malaysian short story writers 1968 births Living people Malaysian women short story writers English-language writers from Malaysia 20th-century Malaysian writers 21st-century Malaysian writers 20th-century Malaysian women writers 21st-century Malaysian women writers 20th-century short story writers 21st-century short story writers {{Malaysia-writer-stub