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    SOME NOTABLE WRITERS IN

    THE WORLD
    ASIA
    TAN TWAN ENG
     Tan twan Eng was born in penang and lived in various
    places in Malaysia as a child.
     He studied law at the University of London and later
    worked as lawyer in one of kuala lumpur’s most
    reputable law firms in 2016.
     He was an international Writer in residence at
    Nanyang technological University in Singapore.
     tan’s first Novel:
     The gift of rain (2017) has been translated into
    Italian ,Spanish , greek , Romanian ,Czech and
    Serbian.
     The Garden of Evening Mists (2011) won the man
    Asian literary price and walter scott price.
    MUSHARRAF ALI FAROOGI
     Musharraf Ali Faroogi is a critically acclaimed Pakistani
    author , novelist and translator.
     His novel “Between clay and Dust” was shortlisted for the
    man Asian literary price 2012 and longlisted for the 2013
     Farooqi’s second novel “the story of a widow’ was a
    shortlisted for the DSC price for south Asian literature 2011
    and longlisted for the 2010 IMPAC- Dublin literary award
     His most recent children’s fiction is the novel “tik-tik the
    master of time” Pakistan’s first English language novel for
    children.
     His other works for children includes the picture book” the
    Amazing Moustache of Mocchander the iron Man and other
    stories”.
    JEET THAYIL
     Jeet thayil(born 1959 in kerala) is an indian poet novalist ,
    librettist and musician.
     He is best known as a poet and is the author of four
    collections: these errors are correct (tranqueban 2008),
    English (2004 penguin india. Rattapallax press , new York
    2004),apocalypse ( ark 1997) and Gemini (Viking penguin
    1992) his first novel.
     Narcopolis (faber and faber 2012) was shortlisted for the
    2012 Man booker price and the hindu literary price 2013.
    KIM THU’Y
     Kim thuy arrived in Canada in 1979 at the age of ten.
     Worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer and restaurant
    owner.
     She lives in montreal where she devotes herself to writing .
     Her debut novel Ru won the governor General’s award for
    French language fiction at the 2010 Governor general awards.
     An English edition , translated by Sheila fischman ,was
    published in 2012 and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2012
    Scotiabank giller price.
    NAYUMI MUNAWEERA
     Nayumi Munaweera’s debut novel “island of a thousand
    Mirror” won the common wealth regional price for Asia and
    was shortlisted for the Northern California Book Award
     The new York times book review called the novel,
    incandescent.
     Nayumi’s second novel “What lies Between Us” was
    released in February 2016 and had received accolades as
    one of 2016 most anticipated books.
    NORTH AMERICA:
    JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER
     Jonathan safran foer is the author of two bestselling award
    winning novels .
     Everthing is illuminated and Extremely lound and incredibly
    close” and a bestselling work of non fiction “Eating Animals
    “
    He lives In Brooklyn, New york.

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