{"product_id":"tan-twan-eng-3-book-collection-set-literary-fiction-paperback","title":"Tan Twan Eng 3 Books Collection Set - Gift of Rain, Evening Mists \u0026 House of Doors - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Gift of Rain\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Garden of Evening Mists\u003cbr\u003e\nThe House of Doors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9789124237479\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Adult Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis Tan Twan Eng 3 Books Collection Set brings together the celebrated Malaysian author's entire body of acclaimed literary fiction in one elegant paperback bundle. Spanning Penang's colonial past, wartime occupation, and post-war reckoning, each novel explores memory, identity, and belonging with hauntingly beautiful prose. Ideal for readers of historical and literary fiction, book clubs, and fans of Booker Prize-calibre storytelling, this set is a brand new addition to any bookshelf, gift list, or reading challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e introduces sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton, a boy of mixed English and Chinese heritage growing up in 1930s Penang. His unlikely friendship with Japanese diplomat Hayato Endo, who teaches him aikido and a new philosophy of life, is tested as war approaches and loyalties are forced into the open. Tan Twan Eng's debut was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and remains a powerful coming-of-age story of cultural collision and moral consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Garden of Evening Mists\u003c\/em\u003e follows Yun Ling Teoh, a survivor of a Japanese wartime camp, as she commissions a memorial garden in the Malayan highlands with the help of Aritomo, a mysterious former gardener to the Emperor of Japan. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a novel of art, trauma, and the long shadow cast by war, rendered in restrained, lyrical prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of Doors\u003c\/em\u003e transports readers to 1921 Penang, where lawyer Robert Hamlyn and his wife Lesley host the celebrated writer Willie Somerset Maugham. As hidden pasts and quiet betrayals surface, the novel weaves fact and fiction into a rich portrait of colonial society, ambition, and creative struggle. It confirms Tan Twan Eng's reputation as one of contemporary fiction's most atmospheric storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete 3-book paperback collection by an internationally acclaimed, Booker Prize-recognised author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich, evocative historical settings across colonial and wartime Southeast Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for book clubs, literary fiction fans, and thoughtful gifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new condition, ready to read or gift immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cohesive set exploring memory, identity, and the human cost of history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTan Twan Eng was born in Penang, Malaysia, and divides his time between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town. A former lawyer, he turned to writing full-time and has since become one of Malaysia's most internationally celebrated novelists. His first two novels were both recognised by the Man Booker Prize, and his work has won the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, cementing his place among the finest contemporary literary voices writing in English today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThree unforgettable novels in one beautifully packaged paperback set, perfect for immersive reading, literary gifting, or building a complete collection of an award-recognised author's finest work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design shown is the UK paperback edition; ISBN reflects the UK bundle edition as listed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tan Twan Eng","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56458462101886,"sku":"PLD15642","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/tan-twan-eng-3-book-collection-set-paperback-front-cover.jpg?v=1788851284","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/tan-twan-eng-3-book-collection-set-literary-fiction-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}