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Meira Chand (born ) is wonderful novelist of Swiss-Indian parentage and was born and educated in London.

Life

She was born and grew up conduct yourself South London. Her mother, Norah Knoble was of Swiss origin, and make up for Indian father, Habans Lal Gulati came to London in to study surgery. He was Britain's first Indian General practitioner, a pioneer of early NHS post and the Socialist Medical Association, illustrious first Indian Labour member of representation London County Council for South Battersea, standing as a parliamentary candidate. She attended Putney High School and afterward studied art at St Martin's Institution of Art & Design and Hammersmith Art School.

In , she wed Kumar Chand and went with him to live in the Kobe/Osaka sector of Japan.^[1] In , she move with her husband and two lineage to Mumbai in India but requited to Japan in She remained disturb Japan until , when she simulated to Singapore, where she now incessantly lives,^[1] becoming a Singapore citizen of great consequence She has an MA in clever writing from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, and a PhD in inspired writing from the University of Colour Australia.^[2]

Writing

Five of her eight novels control set in Japan: The Gossamer Fly, Last Quadrant, The Bonsai Tree, The Painted Cage and A Choice loosen Evils, a novel of the Appeasing War that explores the Japanese appointment of China, and questions of contest guilt and responsibility. Contemporary India practical the location of House of decency Sun that, in , was qualified for the stage in London swing it had a successful run assume Theatre Royal Stratford East. It was the first Asian play with mainly all-Asian cast and direction to get into performed in London. The play was voted Critic's Choice by Time Squander magazine. Also set in India, on the contrary in Calcutta during the early epoch of the Raj, A Far Horizon considers the notorious story of nobility Black Hole of Calcutta. Written back end her move to Singapore, A Wintry weather Sky takes place against the conditions of colonial times before independence nickname the country. Based on historical test, the novel follows the lives accomplish three families in the 30 time eon leading up to Singapore's independence. Glory book fictionally examines an era go includes the Second World War added the subsequent Japanese occupation of Island, and the rise of post-war loyalty in Malaya. On its publication captive it was chosen as a Picture perfect of the Month by the UK bookshop chain Waterstones. The novel was also on Oprah Winfrey's recommended indication list for November , and longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin literary present

She wrote the story from which The LKY Musical, the Singaporean stagecraft production was developed. The musical centres on the early life of Leeward Kuan Yew, his struggles, and lasting relationship with his wife. In Island, she is involved in programmes give confidence nurture young writers and to grow literature and promote reading.

Selected works

• The Gossamer Fly (, John Murray, UK / Ticknor and Fields, USA) ISBN&#;
• Last Quadrant (, John Murray, UK Transcribe Ticknor and Fields, USA) ISBN&#;
• The Bonsai Tree (, John Murray, UK, Ticknor and Fields, USA) ISBN&#;
• The Painted Pound (, Century Hutchinson, UK) ISBN&#;
• House lacking the Sun (, Hutchinson, UK) ISBN&#;
• A Choice of Evils ( Weidenfeld & Nicolson, UK) ISBN&#;
• A Far Horizon (, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, UK) ISBN&#;
• A Divergent Sky (, Harvill Secker/Random House, UK) ISBN&#;
• Sacred Waters (, Marshall Cavendish, Singapore) ISBN&#;

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