Jan 26, 1947Singapore/Bugis, Singapore77 years old
writer
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About Yeng Pway Ngon
Yeng Pway Ngon (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Ying Péi'an) is a Singaporean poet, novelist and critic in the Chinese literary scene in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. A prolific writer, Yeng's works have been translated into English, Malay , Dutch and Italian.
Yeng has been a recipient of the Singapore Book Award, the Singapore Literature Prize (four times), and the Southeast Asian Writers Award (also known as the S.E.A.
Write Award).
For his contributions to the literary scene, Yeng was awarded the Cultural Medallion for Literature in 2003.