Tio Ie Soei

Tio Ie Soei was a peranakan Chinese writer and journalist active in the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia. By 1911 he had begun writing fiction, publishing Sie Po Giok – his first novel – that year. Over the next 50 years Tio wrote extensively in several newspapers and magazines, serving as an editor for some. He also wrote several novels and biographies, including ones on Tan Sie Tat and Lie Kim Hok. Tio retired from journalism in 1957 and moved to Jakarta to write, but continued to write as a freelance journalist until his death in 1974. He died in Jakarta on 20 August 1974, at the age of 83. He was buried in a plot of land in Jakarta's Central Jakarta Cemetery, near where he had lived for most of his life. For more information on Tjoa Pit Bak, visit his website or his Facebook page. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN.com or the CNN iReport app to help you understand today's featured news stories. If a story doesn't mention something, leave it out. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links, or link to them.