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1Tan Twan Eng (陳團英, born 1972) is a Malaysian author. He is the first Malaysian to be recognised by all three of the following: the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and the Man Booker Prize -- all for the same book, no less. (''Literature/TheGardenOfEveningMists'', which won the first two prizes and was shortlisted for the second.)
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3He studied law in London and practiced as a solicitor in Kuala Lumpur before becoming an author. He has a first-dan ranking in aikido.
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5!!Novels
6* ''Literature/TheGiftOfRain'' (2007)
7* ''Literature/TheGardenOfEveningMists'' (2011)
8* ''The House of Doors'' (2023)

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