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Hwee Hwee Tan

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Hwee Hwee Tan

Aliases: Tan Hwee Hwee

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1974 (Singapore)
Nationality
Singaporean
Languages
English
Residence History
Singapore → Netherlands → Singapore

Career

Occupations
writer
Active Years
1997-

Education

Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Period: 青春期
Country: Singapore
Secondary school
Unspecified school (Netherlands)
Period: 3年間
Country: Netherlands
Three years in the Netherlands
University of East Anglia
English literature
Degree: 名誉学位
Country: United Kingdom
Graduated with honours
University of Oxford
English Studies (1500-1660)
Degree: 修士号
Country: United Kingdom
Master's degree
New York University
Creative writing
Degree: MFA
Period: 1997年以降
Country: United States
After New York Times Fellowship in 1997

Awards

Singapore Literature Prize
2004
Work: Mammon Inc.
Organization: Singapore Literature Prize
Result: 受賞
Young Artist Award
2003
Organization: National Arts Council
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Foreign Bodies

1997 Novel

Details unknown

Mammon Inc.

2001 Novel

Details unknown

Adaptations
  • [Stage] Mammon Inc. (stage adaptation) (2002)

Bibliography

  • Foreign Bodies (1997)
  • Mammon Inc. (2001)

Legacy

Singaporean writer known for publishing her debut novel at age 23 and winning the Singapore Literature Prize.