Singaporean author Amanda Lee Koe to publish debut novel abroad

Singaporean author Amanda Lee Koe, 30, is best known for her Singapore Literature Prize-winning short story collection Ministry Of Moral Panic, which was published by Epigram Books in 2013. PHOTO: COURTESY OF KIRSTEN TAN
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SINGAPORE - Singaporean author Amanda Lee Koe's debut novel about actresses in the 20th century has been picked up by major American publisher Doubleday.

Lee Koe, 30, is best known for her Singapore Literature Prize-winning short story collection Ministry Of Moral Panic, which was published by Epigram Books in 2013.

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