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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.

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 International IMPAC 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

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