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| Source | ID | Link | Books | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoodReads | 17248323 | not fetched yet | 13 | 0 (0%) |
| Amazon | no author ID (search by name) | https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AAnitha%20Devi%20Pillai | 0 | 0 |
Most recent book on record
Date: 2023
About
Anitha Devi Pillai (Ph.D) is a Singaporean author, translator, poet, and academic of Malayalee heritage whose work explores memory, food, language, intimacy, inheritance, and the lives of women in Singapore.
She is the author and editor of eleven books, including 'What the Tongue Remembers', published by Penguin Random House SEA. Her English translation of Kamaladevi Aravindan’s Tamil novel Sembawang was the finalist for the Singapore History Prize and the Best Literary Work Prize, and her short story “Lost in Translation” was longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2025.
She teaches creative writing and applied linguistics at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
She is the author and editor of eleven books, including 'What the Tongue Remembers', published by Penguin Random House SEA. Her English translation of Kamaladevi Aravindan’s Tamil novel Sembawang was the finalist for the Singapore History Prize and the Best Literary Work Prize, and her short story “Lost in Translation” was longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2025.
She teaches creative writing and applied linguistics at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.