The Garden Of Evening Mists

Author: Tan Twan Eng

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  • : 22.99 NZD
  • : 9781838850685
  • : Canongate Books
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  • : July 2019
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  • : 23.0
  • : January 2020
  • : January 2022
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  • : Tan Twan Eng
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  • : Paperback
  • : Jan-20
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  • : English
  • : 823.92
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  • : 352
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Description

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Shortlisted for the MAN BOOKER PRIZEWinner of the MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZEWinner of the WALTER SCOTT PRIZEShortlisted for the INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDIn the highlands of Malaya, a woman sets out to build a memorial to her sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese during the brutal Occupation of their country. Yun Ling's quest leads her to The Garden of Evening Mists, and to Aritomo, a man of extraordinary skill and reputation, once the gardener of the Emperor of Japan. When she accepts his offer to become his apprentice, she begins a journey into her past, inextricably linked with the secrets of her troubled country's history.

Awards

Man Booker Shortlist 2012