Häftad, Engelska, 2012
269 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2019
139 kr
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A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICKAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE AND THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZETeoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a war would come to Malaya, and a decade pass before she would travel to see him. A man of extraordinary skill and reputation, Aritomo was once the gardener for the Emperor of Japan, and now Yun Ling needs him. She needs him to help her build a memorial to her beloved sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese. She wants to learn everything Aritomo can teach her, and do her sister proud, but to do so she must also begin a journey into her own past, a past inextricably linked with the secrets of her troubled country.A story of art, war, love and memory, The Garden of Evening Mists captures a dark moment in history with richness, power and incredible beauty. - Häftad, Engelska, 2009
282 kr
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The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garnered comparisons to celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits. In 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton-the half-Chinese, half-English youngest child of the head of one of Penang's great trading families-feels alienated from both the Chinese and British communities. He at last discovers a sense of belonging in his unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip proudly shows his new friend around his adored island, and in return Endo teaches him about Japanese language and culture and trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such knowledge comes at a terrible price. When the Japanese savagely invade Malaya, Philip realizes that his mentor and sensei-to whom he owes absolute loyalty-is a Japanese spy.Young Philip has been an unwitting traitor, and must now work in secret to save as many lives as possible, even as his own family is brought to its knees. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
388 kr
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- E-bokEngelska, 2023
200 kr
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS'' CHOICENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, NPR, SLATE, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORKThe “masterful” (San Francisco Chronicle) Booker longlisted novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption. The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When “Willie” Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert''s, arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald, the pair threatens a rift that could alter more lives than one. Maugham, one of the great novelists of his day, is beleaguered: Having long hidden his homosexuality, his unhappy and expensive marriage of convenience becomes unbearable after he loses his savings-and the freedom to travel with Gerald. His career deflating, his health failing, Maugham arrives at Cassowary House in desperate need of a subject for his next book. Lesley, too, is enduring a marriage more duplicitous than it first appears. Maugham suspects an affair, and, learning of Lesley''s past connection to the Chinese revolutionary, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, decides to probe deeper. But as their friendship grows and Lesley confides in him about life in the Straits, Maugham discovers a far more surprising tale than he imagined, one that involves not only war and scandal but the trial of an Englishwoman charged with murder. It is, to Maugham, a story worthy of fiction. A mesmerizingly beautiful novel based on real events, The House of Doors traces the fault lines of race, gender, sexuality, and power under empire, and dives deep into the complicated nature of love and friendship in its shadow. - Häftad, Engelska, 2024
279 kr
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
244 kr
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, NEW YORKER AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEARIt is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay.Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write. The more Lesley's friendship with Willie grows, the more clearly she see him as he is - a man who has no choice but to mask his true self.As Willie prepares to leave and face his demons, Lesley confides secrets of her own, including how she came to know the charismatic Dr Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary fighting to overthrow the imperial dynasty of China. And more scandalous still, she reveals her connection to the case of an Englishwoman charged with murder in the Kuala Lumpur courts - a tragedy drawn from fact, and worthy of fiction.From Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors is a masterful novel of public morality and private truth a century ago. Based on real events it is a drama of love and betrayal under the shadow of Empire. - Häftad, Engelska, 2024
146 kr
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, NEW YORKER AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEARWillie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of the early twentieth century. But in 1921 he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write.His friend Robert Hamlyn offers an escape in the Straits Settlements of Penang, where Robert's steely wife Lesley learns to see Willie as he is - a man who has no choice but to mask his true self.As Willie prepares to leave, Lesley confides in him secrets of her own, including how she came to know the charismatic revolutionary Dr Sun Yat Sen. And more scandalous still, her connection to an Englishwoman charged with murder in the Kuala Lumpur courts - a tragedy drawn from fact, and worthy of fiction. - Häftad, Engelska, 2022
149 kr
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEPenang, 1939. Sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows his new friend around his adored island of Penang, and in return Endo trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such friendship comes at a terrible price.Tan Twan Eng's masterful debut novel is a haunting and unforgettable story of betrayal, barbaric cruelty, steadfast courage and enduring love. - Inbunden, Tyska, 2025
284 kr
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- Häftad, Tyska, 2026
197 kr
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- E-bokRumänska, 2024
119 kr
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Un roman fermecător despre dragoste și trădare, colonialism și revoluție, amintiri și izbăvireSuntem în anul 1921. Lesley Hamlyn și soțul ei, Robert, avocat și veteran de război, locuiesc la Casa Cassowary din Penang. Viețile lor sunt revigorate atunci când „Willie" Somerset Maugham, unul dintre marii scriitori ai vremii și vechi prieten al lui Robert, sosește în Penang pentru o vizită prelungită, împreună cu secretarul său, Gerald. Maugham se confruntă cu o serie de probleme. Cum cariera sa intră în declin, ajunge la Cassowary în încercarea disperată de a găsi un subiect pentru următoarea sa carte. Pe de altă parte, Lesley este și ea afectată de o căsnicie mai duplicitară decât pare la prima vedere. Aflând de legătura din trecut a lui Lesley cu revoluționarul chinez Sun Yatsen, el decide să cerceteze problema mai în profunzime. Dar, pe măsură ce prietenia lui cu Lesley devine tot mai strânsă, Maugham descoperă o poveste mult mai surprinzătoare decât și-a imaginat, în care se împletesc acțiuni subversive și scandaluri, dar și procesul unei englezoaice acuzate de crimă.Un roman fascinant, bazat pe evenimente reale, Casa ușilor urmărește liniile de falie ale rasei, genului, sexualității și puterii în vremea imperiului și analizează în profunzime natura complicată a iubirii și prieteniei.„Remarcabil... Casa ușilor demonstrează încă o dată talentul lui Tan Twan Eng de a evoca atmosfera locului și a epocii... Cu detalii minunate și povestiri în care se împletesc capriciile vieții lui Maugham... Un roman rafinat, o capodoperă." Sunday Times„Perfect echilibrat... un roman stratificat întrun mod fascinant... O atmosferă înșelător de tihnită, în care Tan Twan Eng a țesut o poveste superbă, liniștită și complexă despre dragoste, datorie și trădare." Literary Review„Captivant... superb... Un roman memorabil pentru incursiunile sale interculturale inteligente și imaginile de neșters." The Wall Street Journal„Bazat pe evenimente reale, Casa ușilor sondează probleme atemporale legate de rasă, gen și sexualitate. O proză sublimă și rafinată oferită de un povestitor talentat." Toronto StarTan Twan Eng s-a născut în Penang, Malaysia. A studiat dreptul la University of London, lucrândulterior ca avocat la una dintre cele mai renumite firme de avocatură din Kuala Lumpur. Romanul său de debut, Darul ploii, a fost nominalizat la Man Booker Prize 2007. Grădina cețurilor din amurg a câștigat Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 și Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2013. Al treilea roman al său, Casa ușilor, a fost inclus pe lista lungă pentru Booker Prize 2023. Tan Twan Eng își împarte timpul între Kuala Lumpur și Cape Town.
