Shih-Li Kow Explained

Occupation:	Writer of short stories, novelist
Notable Works:	Ripples (2008) The Sum of Our Follies (2014)
Awards:	Prix du Premier Roman Etranger (2018)
Birth Place:	Malaysia

Shih-Li Kow is a Malaysian writer born in 1968. She is best known for short story collections, including Ripples and Other Stories (2008) and her award-winning novel The Sum of Our Follies (2014).

Biography

Kow holds a degree in chemical engineering, and resides in Kuala Lumpur with her son and extended family. Her book Ripples and Other Stories was shortlisted for the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

Her debut novel, The Sum of Our Follies (French trans. La Somme de nos Folies by Frederic Grellier), was awarded the 2018 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger.

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result
2009	Ripples and Other Stories	Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award	—
2018	The Sum of Our Follies		Étranger
2023	"Relative Distance"	Commonwealth Short Story Prize	Asia		^[1]

Works

Short story collections

• Book: Kow, Shih-Li . News from Home . Silverfish . 2007 . 9789833221196 . 2.
• Book: Kow, Shih-Li . Ripples and Other Stories . Silverfish . 2008 . 9789833221233 . 2.
• Book: Kow, Shih-Li . Bone Weight and Other Stories . Buku Fixi . 2023 . 9789670042886 . paperback 1st . 2.

Novel

• Book: Kow, Shih-Li . The Sum of Our Follies . Silverfish . 2014 . 9789833221479 . 2.

References

• Raman Krishnan (19 March 2009). "What do readers want?". Malay Mail.
• Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal (28 March 2009). "Time for words". Sunday People.
• Shortlist for the 2009 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award Announced

External

• Shih-Li Kow on Goodreads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 . 2024-08-05 . Commonwealth Foundation . en-GB.