Acclaimed Chinese-language writer Yeng Pway Ngon dies aged 73
SINGAPORE - Yeng Pway Ngon, one of Singapore’s most eminent Chinese-language writers, died on Sunday (Jan 10) after a long battle with cancer. The Cultural Medallion recipient and three-time Singapore Literature Prize winner was 16 days shy of his 74th birthday. He wrote more than 20 works, including acclaimed novels such as Unrest (2002), Trivialities About Me And Myself (2006) and Art Studio (2011). The latter two were selected by the journal Asia Weekly for its prestigious annual list of the 10 Best Chinese Novels in the World, alongside works by Nobel laureate Mo Yan and Yan Geling. Yen...
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