Author:

Tan Twan Eng

Title:

THE GARDEN OF EVENING MISTS

ISBN:

9781905802623

Publisher:

Myrmidon

Publication Date:

11-Feb-2012 

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

 

Set during the Japanese occupation, The Garden of Evening Mists follows young law graduate, Yun Ling Teoh, as she seeks solace among the plantations of the Cameron Highlands. Here she discovers Yugiri, the only Japanese garden in Malaya, and its owner and creator, the secretive Aritomo. Aritomo agrees to accept Yun Ling as his apprentice “until the monsoon” so that she can design a garden in memorial to her sister. But over time the jungle starts to reveal secrets of its own…

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Tan Twan Eng was born in 1972 in Penang, but lived in various places in Malaysia as a child. He studied law at the University of London and later worked as lawyer in one of Kuala Lumpur’s most reputable law firms.  He also has a first-dan ranking in aikido and is a strong proponent for the conservation of heritage buildings.

 

His first novel, The Gift of Rain, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007.

 

He has spent the last year traveling around South Africa and currently lives in Cape Town. .