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Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists

Update: 2023-04-021
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Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about The Garden of Evening Mists.
A lyrical novel set largely in 1950s Malay (now Malaysia), it tells the story of Yun Ling, imprisoned by Japanese soldiers during the Second World War, and Aritomo, a master gardener who once worked for the Emperor of Japan.
It's a complex and moving story about forgetting, forgiveness and mercy.

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Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists

BBC Radio 4