The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng audiobook

The Garden of Evening Mists

By Tan Twan Eng
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"One of the best novelists writing today" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Tan Twan Eng presents The Garden of Evening Mists, shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. In 1951, Yun Ling, the only survivor of a Japanese war camp, seeks shelter with Aritomo, the owner of the only Japanese garden in Malaya. As the months pass, Aritomo and Yun Ling open to each other, revealing life-altering secrets.

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Summary

Summary

Winner of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize

A 2012 Man Booker Prize Finalist

Shortlisted for the 2014 International Dublin Literary Award

A New York Times Editor’s Choice

Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2012

A Kirkus Reviews Top 25 Book, September 2012

"One of the best novelists writing today" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Tan Twan Eng presents The Garden of Evening Mists, shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. In 1951, Yun Ling, the only survivor of a Japanese war camp, seeks shelter with Aritomo, the owner of the only Japanese garden in Malaya. As the months pass, Aritomo and Yun Ling open to each other, revealing life-altering secrets.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A strong quiet novel [of] eloquent mystery.” —New York Times
“Beautifully written...Eng is quite simply one of the best novelists writing today.”  —Philadelphia Inquirer
“The Garden of Evening Mists offers action-packed, end-of-empire storytelling in the vein of Tan’s compatriot Tash Aw. His fictional garden cultivates formal harmony—but also undermines it. It unmasks sophisticated artistry as a partner of pain and lies. This duality invests the novel with a climate of doubt; a mood—as with Aritomo’s creation—of ‘tension and possibility.’ Its beauty never comes to rest.” —Independent
“Grace and empathy infuse this melancholy landscape of complex loyalties enfolded by brutal history, creating a novel of peculiar, mysterious, tragic beauty.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Tan triumphs again, entwining the redemptive power of storytelling with the elusive search for truth, all the while juxtaposing Japan’s inhumane war history with glorious moments of Japanese art and philosophy. All readers in search of spectacular writing will not be disappointed.” —Library Journal (starred review)

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Author

Author Bio: Tan Twan Eng

Author Bio: Tan Twan Eng

Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang and lived in various places in Malaysia as a child. His first novel, The Gift of Rain, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His second, The Garden of Evening Mists, was a major international bestseller, shortlisted for the Man Booker, and winner of the Man Asia Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. It was adapted into an award-winning film in 2019 that was directed by Tom Lin.

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Available Formats : Digital Download, CD, MP3 CD
Runtime: 15.63
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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