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Tan Twan Eng and the Garden of Mists

12 years ago

He's been nominated not once, but twice, for the Man Booker Prize.

The Hong Kong International Literary Festival invites you to an exclusive event with 2012 Man Booker Prize shortlisted author, Tan Twan Eng.

Tan Twan Eng and the Garden of Memory

His brilliant second novel, The Garden of Evening Mists, was shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize. Set in Malaysia, it is a suspenseful mystery, a meditation on memory and loss, and a study of individuals caught up in a turbulent and violent history. Tan Twan Eng talks to Douglas Kerr about The Garden of Evening Mists and his first novel, The Gift of Rain.

Date: Thursday, 6 December

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Zhejiang Heen, 2/F, Kiu Fu Commercial Building,

300-306 Lockhart Road

Price: HK$680/HK$620 for Friends of the Festival

(includes dinner and free flow of wine)

Note: This is a fundraising event and the money raised will go towards subsidies for local schools to attend our upcoming Young Readers Festival in March 2013. Limited seats are available, so do book early to avoid disappointment.

About The Author

Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang, but lived in various places in Malaysia as a child. He studied law at the University of London, and later worked as an advocate and solicitor in one of Kuala Lumpur's most reputable law firms.

His first novel The Gift of Rain was published in 2007 and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He worked as an intellectual property lawyer before dedicating himself full time to writing. He has a first-dan ranking in aikido.

To Book
1. Email [email protected].

2. Send a cheque, payable to "Hong Kong International Literary Festival Limited" and mail to 201, Kai Tak Commercial Building, 66-72 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong.

3. If payment is not received within 5 working days of your booking, the seat(s) will be released.

4. Tickets are also available at selected Dymocks stores (IFC, Lyndhurst Terrace, Harbour Centre and Hopewell Centre) from Friday, 16 November onwards. For enquiries, call 28650421.

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