Award-winning author: Tan (right) signing his book during a meet-and-greet session. Tan’s second novel prevailed over a strong shortlist of six books to land him one of the highest literary awards.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng has made history by becoming the first writer from outside of Britain to win one of the highest literary awards – the Walter Scott Prize.
Tan’s second novel, The Garden of Evening Mists, prevailed in the Historical Fiction category over a strong shortlist of six books including Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel, who won first prize in 2010. Others on the shortlist were English writers Rose Tremain, Pat Barker and Anthony Quinn, and Australian author Thomas Keneally.
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