Tan Twan Eng, a Malaysian author born in Penang, is renowned for his writing that merges sensational fact with intimate fiction. At the 2023 Boston Book Festival on Oct. 14, Tan sat down for a ...

“The Letter,” one of the most successful of W. Somerset Maugham’s stories, appeared in 1926 and is still popular today. It recounts the trial of Ethel Proudlock for the 1911 murder of her secret lover ...

With the publication of his most recent novel, “The House of Doors,” Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng invites readers to meditate on the collectively shared past through the lens of his birthplace, ...

Tan Twan Eng's latest novel, The House of Doors, is a decade-shifting epic that delves into tragedy, cultural dissonance and memory loss. His latest novel was longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.

The author Tan Twan Eng writes historical fiction set in Malaysia, the country where he was raised. His newest novel, "The House Of Doors," revolves around a famous British author who spent time ...

“The Letter,” a short story by W. Somerset Maugham, was inspired by the 1911 trial of Ethel Proudlock, a teacher’s wife living in Malaysia who shot and killed a man at her home while claiming ...