Facts: - language: indonesian - period: 2002 -- present - birth name: clara regina juana - citizenship: indonesian - genre: novels , short stories , children 's - spouse: nicholas ng -lrb- 2000-present -rrb- - children: 2 - birth date: 28 july 1973 - awards: three adhikarya awards - name: clara ng - ethnicity: chinese indonesian tempo 2010 , clara ng : menulis - birth place: jakarta , indonesia - alma mater: ohio state university - occupation: author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of clara ng .
clara ng -lrb- born 28 july 1973 ; nee clara regina juana , last name pronounced -rrb- is an indonesian writer who is known for both adult fiction and children 's literature .during her childhood in jakarta , ng enjoyed reading and read at an advanced rate .after finishing her primary and secondary education in indonesia , during which time she took up writing , ng went to the united states to study at ohio state university .after her graduation in 1997 , she worked in the us for a year before returning to indonesia to work at a shipping company .after three years working there , in which time she married and had two miscarriages , ng quit to become a professional writer .her first novel , '' tujuh musim setahun '' -lrb- '' seven seasons in a year '' ; 2002 -rrb- , sold poorly , but her subsequent trilogy '' indiana chronicle '' was better received .since then , she has released several novels , as well as numerous short stories -lrb- including one anthology -rrb- and twenty-one children 's books , and some collections of fairytales .ng , who is a stay at home mother , writes in her spare time at home .her topics are different depending on the genre she is writing in ; her adult-oriented works often deal with minority groups , while her children 's books are meant to teach empathy .her children 's works have won three adhikarya awards from the indonesian publishers association , and lgbt groups have praised her novel '' gerhana kembar '' -lrb- '' twin eclipse '' ; 2007 -rrb- for avoiding stereotyping the group .however , some educators have protested the lack of an explicit moral message in her children 's books .