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Tiffany Tsao

Writer / See Roots



A writer and literary translator. She is the author of the novel Under Your Wings (US edition forthcoming in early 2020 as The Majesties) and the Oddfits fantasy series. Her translations from Indonesian to English include Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s poetry collection Sergius Seeks Bacchus, Dee Lestari’s novel Paper Boats, and Laksmi Pamuntjak’s The Birdwoman’s Palate.

Born in the United States and of Chinese-Indonesian descent, her family returned to Southeast Asia when she was 3 years old. She spent her formative years in Singapore (8 years) and Indonesia (6 years) before moving to the US for university. She has a B.A. in English literature from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. in English literature from UC-Berkeley. She now lives in Sydney, Australia with her spouse and two children.1


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In the Headlines


PEN Presents x International Booker Prize shortlist announced

English PEN / All Things Books
Apr 16, 2025

Right Where They Have Always Been

ArtReview / As Seen On
Apr 04, 2024

Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia

Nation / All Things Books
Dec 28, 2023

English PEN announces PEN Presents winners

English PEN / All Things Books
Sep 29, 2023

7 Indonesian Novels in Translation That Push Boundaries

Electric Literature / All Things Books
Sep 14, 2023

New International Fiction: Dark Histories, Daunting Labors

New York Times / All Things Books
Jun 30, 2023

Talking Indonesia: literature in translation

Indonesia at Melbourne / What Media Says
Mar 30, 2023

Tiffany Tsao: “Indonesian literature is less well known”

Hindustan Times / What Media Says
Feb 10, 2023

Celebrating Budi Darma

BPL Library / Youtube
Oct 02, 2022

5 Questions with Norman Erikson Pasaribu and Tiffany Tsao

Liminal Magazine / What Media Says
May 26, 2022

In Conversation with Translator Tiffany Tsao

Litro Magazine / What Media Says
Jan 07, 2022

Interview #154 — Tiffany Tsao

Liminal Magazine / What Media Says
Nov 16, 2020

7 Literary Translators You Need to Know

Electric Literature / What Media Says
Nov 06, 2020

Translator Interview: Tiffany Tsao

Libro.fm Blog / What Media Says
Aug 14, 2020

Tiffany Tsao: Giving outsiders a voice

Jakarta Post / What Media Says
Jan 26, 2020


Crafted by Tiffany Tsao


A Young Poet’s Guide to Surviving a Broken Heart

Literary Hub / Translations
Jun 09, 2023

Welcome to the Department of Unanswered Prayers

Common / Translations
Jun 06, 2023

When We Became the People from Bloomington

Sydney Review of Books / All Things Books
Feb 07, 2023

I Believe the Man in the Attic Has a Gun

Electric Literature / Translations
Apr 20, 2022

Family M

Literary Hub / Translations
Apr 13, 2022

Joshua Karabish

InTranslation / Translations
Jul 01, 2020

So What’s Your Name, Sandra?

Catapult / Translations
May 01, 2020

A Flyer

Modern Poetry in Translation / Translations
Jul 17, 2018

Intan Paramaditha’s ‘Gentayangan’ crosses many borders

Jakarta Post / All Things Books
Nov 13, 2017

Pulp horror

Mekong Review / All Things Books
Nov 01, 2017

IDWRITERS

IDWRITERS / Translations
Feb 01, 2017

IDWRITERS

IDWRITERS / Translations
Jan 01, 2017

In Suspicion of Beauty: On Eka Kurniawan

Sydney Review of Books / All Things Books
Mar 18, 2016

Rethinking Censorship in Indonesia

Sydney Review of Books / As Seen On
Nov 06, 2015

Worlds-Within-Worlds: A Testimonial

Asymptote / What Media Says
Jan 19, 2015

IDWRITERS

Asymptote / What Media Says
Jan 01, 2015

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