Viji Krishnamoorthy

Viji Krishnamoorthy is a Malaysian writer and novelist, born to a Tamil father and Hokkien Chinese mother. 912 Batu Road is her debut novel and was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Awards 2023. Her second novel, Agnès, will be published in the third quarter of 2026. She previously worked as a freelance writer for several magazines. She spent her early school years in Kuala Lumpur and then in Madras, as it was then known, completed her tertiary education in the United Kingdom, and now lives in Kuala Lumpur.

Viji Krishnamoorthy adalah penulis dan novelis asal Malaysia, lahir dari ayah beretnis Tamil dan ibu beretnis Hokkien Tionghoa. 912 Batu Road adalah novel debutnya dan masuk dalam longlist Dublin Literary Awards 2023. Novel keduanya, Agnès, akan terbit pada kuartal ketiga 2026. Ia sebelumnya bekerja sebagai penulis lepas untuk beberapa majalah. Ia menghabiskan masa sekolah awalnya di Kuala Lumpur dan kemudian di Madras, sebagaimana kota itu dikenal saat itu, menyelesaikan pendidikan tingginya di Inggris, dan kini tinggal di Kuala Lumpur.