Kuei-hsin Chang is a Malaysian-Chinese author best known for a series of epic novels set in Borneo: Siren Song, The Clown Dynasty, Herds of Elephants, and The Primate Cup. Born in 1956 in Sarawak, Malaysia, Chang moved to Taiwan for university in 1976, and earned a degree in English from National Taiwan Normal University. His award-winning work has been the subject of extensive critical discussion in Taiwan, where he continues to live and work as a high school English teacher. (copied from Asymptote)