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Yeng Pway Ngon

Yīng Péi'ān

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-01-26 （Bugis, Singapore）
Died
2021-01-10 （Singapore） age 73
Nationality
Singaporean
Languages
Chinese
Residence History
Singapore → Hong Kong (1994, one year)

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, critic, columnist, bookseller
Active Years
1969-2021
Affiliations
Grassroots Bookroom

Education

Ngee Ann College (now Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
Chinese Literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1960年代後半-1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Singapore
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Literature

Awards

Cultural Medallion
2003
Category: Literature
Organization: National Arts Council, Singapore
Result: 受賞
Singapore Literature Prize
2004
Result: 受賞
Singapore Literature Prize
2008
Result: 受賞
Singapore Literature Prize
2012
Result: 受賞
S.E.A. Write Award
2013
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Man Like Me

1987 Novel

A novel about a man like me

self-reflectionsociety
Translations
  • English

Unrest

2002 Novel
Translations
  • English (trans. Jeremy Tiang)

Trivialities About Me and Myself

2006 Novel

Art Studio

2011 Novel

Story revolving around an art studio

artwomen's rightsinter-racial relations
Translations
  • Italian (trans. Barbara Leonesi)

The Costume

2015 Novel

Bibliography

  • A Man Like Me (1987)
  • Unrest (2002)
  • Trivialities About Me and Myself (2006)
  • Art Studio (2011)
  • The Costume (2015)

Translations of Works

  • English, Malay, Dutch, Italian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
rich expressionpersonal insights
Recurring Motifs
self-explorationsocial unrest

Health

  • Prostate cancer (metastasized to colon and pancreas)
    2007-2021
    Affected writing, died in 2021

Legacy

Key figure in Singapore Chinese literature. Multiple award winner with works translated into several languages.

Trivia

  • Detained under Internal Security Act in 1977.
  • Founded Grassroots Bookroom.
  • Married to translator Goh Beng Choo.