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Tais Teng | |
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| Born | Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen 1952 (age 71–72) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, sculptor, illustrator, writing coach |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Studied biology in Utrecht University |
| Genre | fantasy fiction, detective, historical fiction, horror, middle grade fiction, Young Adult Fiction and science fiction |
| Notable awards | Paul Harland Prize (x4) Archeon Oeuvre Prijs |
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Tais Teng (born 1952 in The Hague) is one pen name of Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen, a Dutch writer of fantasy fiction, hardboiled detective, children's books, and science fiction. Teng also works as an illustrator, sculptor, and writing coach. Teng has additionally written under the names Eban Hourst and Ben Bergen.
Tais Teng has written more than a hundred novels both for adults and children in Dutch. He has won the Paul Harland Prize four times. His books have been translated into German, Finnish, French, and English, with Teng himself being a Dutch and English bilingual writer.
He has co-authored short stories and novels with Paul Harland, Eddy C. Bertin, Bies van Ede, Roderick Leeuwenhart, Roelof Goudriaan, and Jaap Boekestein.