My Father in His Suitcase Author_Lau Chiap Khai His translation of Notes of

His translation of Notes of a Desolate Man by Chu Tien-wen garnered a 2000 National Translation Award

He is an award-winning children’s book author of 42 well-received children’s books

Don’t fear failure

Half-American and half-Singaporean

followed in 2017

My Father in His Suitcase Author_Lau Chiap Khai His translation of Notes ofDescription About the Author John (Kay) Corner left home in 1960, aged 19. He would never see his father, E. J. H. Corner, again. Edred John Henry Corner was one of the most colourful and productive biologists and mycologists of the 20th century. His career began in 1929 as Assistant Director of the Straits Settlements Singapore Botanic Gardens, where he trained monkeys to collect specimens from the treetops of the rainforest, and published Wayside