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Tan Twan Eng (Chinese: 陳團英, b. 1972) is a Malaysian novelist who writes in English. He published his first novel, The Gift of Rain, in 2007.He is best known for his 2012 book The Garden of Evening Mists which won the Man Asian Literary Prize [1] and Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, making Tan the first Malaysian to be recognised by ...
The Garden of Evening Mists is the second English-language novel by Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng, first published in November 2011.The book follows protagonist Teoh Yun Ling, who was a prisoner of the Japanese during the World War II, and later became a judge overseeing war crimes cases.
The House of Doors is a 2023 historical novel by Tan Twan Eng, published by Bloomsbury Publishing.The novel, set in the 1920s British colony of the Federated Malay States, tells the stories of the local residents and visitors, including a fictionalized version of William Somerset Maugham.
The Gift of Rain is the first novel by Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng.It was published in 2007 by Myrmidon Books in the United Kingdom and the following year by Weinstein Books in the United States, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize that year.
Tan Twan Eng: The Gift of Rain: Myrmidon A. N. Wilson: Winnie & Wolf: Hutchinson: 2008 [13] Winner Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger: Atlantic Michael Portillo (chair) Alex Clark; Louise Doughty; James Heneage; Hardeep Singh Kohli; Shortlist Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture: Faber & Faber Amitav Ghosh: Sea of Poppies: John Murray Linda Grant ...
Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel. Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.
Tan Twan Eng worked as a lawyer in Kuala Lumpur before devoting himself to writing. [23] The Garden of Evening Mists is his second novel. His début novel, The Gift of Rain (2007), described by one reviewer as "thoughtful, evocative, undoubtedly provocative and, above all, fun", was longlisted for the 2007 Booker Prize. [24]
The film is based on the 2012 English-language novel of same name, written by Tan Twan Eng. The book was well received and won the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize. [2] In 2014, it was announced that the novel would be adapted by Malaysian film company Astro Shaw and HBO Asia, with support from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS).