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Tan Twan Eng

Malaysia (b.1972)

Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang, Malaysia. He divides his time between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town.

The Gift of Rain, his first novel, was Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, Czech and Serbian.

Awards: Walter Scott (2013) see all

Genres: Historical

Novels

   The Gift of Rain (2007)
   The Garden of Evening Mists (2011)
   The House of Doors (2023)

Awards

2013 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel : The Garden of Evening Mists

Award nominations

	2024 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The House of Doors
	2023 Booker Prize (longlist) : The House of Doors
	2014 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : The Garden of Evening Mists
	2012 Booker Prize (shortlist) : The Garden of Evening Mists
	2007 Booker Prize (longlist) : The Gift of Rain

Tan Twan Eng recommends

The Wildes (2024)
Louis Bayard
"Sad, funny, moving. The dialogue is so spiky and witty it would have made Oscar Wilde simmer with jealousy. Many of us know how Oscar's and his family's lives turn out, but such is the magic of Louis Bayard's writing that we read on, hoping against hope that this time, their fates will be less tragic. An extremely enjoyable and rewarding read."

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