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Margaret Lim Hui Lian was a Malaysian-born Canadian children's book author. Her children’s books are based on recollections of her own childhood, which she spent with the native people deep in the interior of Sarawak on the Island of Borneo. All her books are illustrated by her daughter Su Jen Buchheim, and published by her own company Fairy Bird Children's Books. == Life == Born in 1947 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Margaret spent her childhood in the interior of Sarawak. She returned with her parents to Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, where she was educated at St. Teresa's Convent School for Girls, and St. Joseph's School. She went on to study in Canada and has earned a B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a Bachelor in Education from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Margaret Lim taught 10th and 11th graders English Literature in Sarawak, Malaysia, before she moved with her husband to Germany. There being few books by Malaysian writers, especially books for children, Margaret Lim established Fairy Bird Children's Books in May 2005 in her home town Kuching, Malaysia, with the express purpose of producing exciting books which nurture children, and which draw on the rich culture of Sarawak. She divides her time between her residence in Germany and her home country Malaysia. She has no pets, but enjoys feeding the birds that flock to her garden.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Margaret H.L. Lim's Literary Blog )〕 Her childhood dream was to be a Librarian or Museum Curator. Her advice is: "What ever you do, dream on!" Margaret Lim died on May 8, 2011, from cancer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margaret Lim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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