Winner of the South East Asia and South Pacific Region Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2003
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Rani Manicka was born and educated in Malaysia. An economics graduate, she now divides her time between Malaysia and the UK. Her first novel, The Rice Mother, won the South East Asia and South Pacific Region 2003 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, has been translated into 22 languages, and gained international acclaim.
Nationality: Malaysian
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