The Man Who Wore His Wife’s Sarong by Suchen Christine Lim

In 1996 she was given a Fulbright Grant to attend the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, and returned to the university as writer-in-residence in 2000. A Bit of Earth (2000) was nominated for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2004. In that same year, Lim won the inaugural Singapore Literature Prize for her third novel Fistful of Colours (1992). Her second novel Gift From The Gods (1990) was nominated for a National Book Development Council award in 1992.

Lim's first novel Rice Bowl was published in 1984, and she co-wrote the award-winning short play The Amah: A Portrait in Black And White in 1986.

These competitions sparked her interest in becoming a writer. A year later, Lim entered another writing competition sponsored by the National Book Council, winning second place. Lim's first story The Valley of Golden Showers was written in 1979 for a children's story competition. After her graduation, Lim joined the Ministry of Education as a curriculum specialist, and devoted her time between family, work and writing throughout her years with the ministry. She read literature at the National University of Singapore, and graduated with a post-graduate diploma in applied linguistics. At the age of 14 she came to Singapore, and continued her education at CHIJ Katong. Lim was born in Ipoh, Federation of Malaya and had her early education at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) in Penang and Kedah.

She was the inaugural winner of the Singapore Literature Prize in 1992. Suchen Christine Lim (born 1948) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean writer. The Lies that Build a Marriage: Stories of the Unsung, Unsaid and Uncelebrated in Singapore(2007)ġ986: Merit Prize, NUS-Shell Short Play Competitionġ992: Inaugural Singapore Literature Prize Ipoh, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

The Man Who Wore His Wife’s Sarong by Suchen Christine Lim