Tan Twan Eng
Tan Twan Eng | |
|---|---|
陳團英 | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Education | Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Notable work | |
| Website | www |
Tan Twan Eng (Chinese: 陳團英, b. 1972) is a Malaysian novelist known for being the first Malaysian recipient of the Man Asian Literary Prize.[1], the first Malaysian novelist to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and the first Malaysian author to win the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
Background and life
Tan was born in Penang and grew up in Kuala Lumpur.[1] He is of the Straits Chinese descent.[1] Tan speaks mainly English, Hokkien, Cantonese.
Tan studied law at the University of London, and later worked as an advocate and solicitor in one of Kuala Lumpur's law firms before becoming a full-time writer.[2]
He has a first-dan ranking in aikido and lives in Malaysia.[3][4]
Career
His first novel, The Gift of Rain, published in 2007, was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. It is set in Penang before and during the Japanese occupation of Malaya in World War II. The Gift of Rain has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, Czech, Serbian, French, Russian and Hungarian.
His second novel, The Garden of Evening Mists, was published in 2012. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012[5] and won the Man Asian Literary Prize,[6][7] and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.[8][9]
Tan has spoken at literary festivals, including the Singapore Writers Festival, the Ubud Writers' Festival in Bali, the Asia Man Booker Festival in Hong Kong, the Shanghai International Literary Festival, the Perth Writers Festival, the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, Australia, and the Franschhoek Literary Festival in South Africa.
Works
- The Gift of Rain (2007)
- The Garden of Evening Mists (2012)
Awards
- Man Asian Literary Prize (2012)[10]
- £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (2013)[11]
References
- ^ a b c Nicole Idar. "An interview with Tan Twan Eng". Asymptote Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Tan Twan Eng Takes the Proust Seat | Litro
- ^ Lee Jian Xuan (18 September 2016). "Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng finds the human in the monster". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Tan Twan Eng". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/2012-shortlist-announced
- ^ "Tan Twan Eng scoops Asia's top literary prize". Man Asian Prize website. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Richard Lea (14 March 2013). "Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Shortlist for 2013 Walter Scott Prize Announced". Borders Book Festival. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Tan Twan Eng wins The Walter Scott Prize". Borders Book Festival. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ Lea, Richard (14 March 2013). "Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian prize". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Tan Twan Eng wins Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction with The Garden of Evening Mists". The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
External links
- Author interview
- David C.L. Lim. "Agency and the Pedagogy of Japanese Colonialism in Tan Twan Eng's The Gift of Rain".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Bernard Wilson, “Trapped Between Worlds”: The Function of Memory, History and Body in the Fiction of Tan Twan Eng, Asiatic Vol 12/2, 2018 [1]
- Malaysian novelists
- Malaysian writers
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Malaysian aikidoka
- Malaysian male writers
- Alumni of the University of London
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
- People from Penang
- 21st-century Malaysian people
- 21st-century novelists
- 21st-century male writers
- University of Cape Town alumni
- Walter Scott Prize winners