Maybe not everyone familiar with this face even know about him. He is one of the infamous writer in Malaysia. His name is Tan Twan Eng. He was born in Penang in 1972. He lived in various places in Malaysia as a child. But now he divides his time between Malaysia and Cape Town.
He studied law through the University of London. He later worked as n advocate and solicitor in one of Kuala Lumpur's most reputable law firms. He also has a first-dan ranking in akido and is a strong proponent for the conservation of heritage buildings. He has spent the last year travelling around South Africa, and currently lives in Cape Town where he is working on his second book.
His first novel is The Gift of Rain published in 2007, was linglisted for the Man Booker Prize. His book has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek Romanian Czech and Serbian. His second and latest novel, The Garden of Evening Mists, was published in September 2012. It has been Shorlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012. He has won the Man Asian Literary Prize, and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
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