'I’m absolutely delighted and honoured to be longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2024, one of the most prestigious and important literary prizes in the world,' says Tan. Photo: The Star/Low Lay Phon
Author Tan Twan Eng, Malaysia’s master of historical fiction, has been longlisted for the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which awards £25,000 (RM151,330) to the winner.
This won’t be Tan’s first attempt at the prize – his acclaimed second novel, The Garden Of Evening Mists, won the British literary award in 2013.
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