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Set in Malaya during World War II, Tan Twan Eng’s coming-of-age novel is a powerful story of divided loyalties, moral dilemmas and human courage.Malaya, 1939. Sixteen-year-old Philip is of mixed British and Chinese heritage and feels alienated from both communities. He forms an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat who trains him in Aikido. But when the Japanese invade, Philip discovers Endo is a spy. Forced into collaborating with the Japanese to safeguard his family he becomes the ultimate outsider, trusted by none and hated by many. A tormented Philip decides to risk everything to make amends."What distinguishes The Gift of Rain is its wistful and surprisingly earnest supernaturalism. Its characters all seem to have met in previous lives, been haunted by ancient prophecies, or been cursed to turn into one another. Tan Twan Eng's vision - the detached, aesthetic air, concentration on the visual and racy, episodic plotting -might perhaps have been more naturally realised in a decent Manga production. But this is an accomplished if eccentric, debut." - Ed Lake, Sunday TelegraphTan Twan Eng's debut novel The Gift of Rain was longlisted for the 2007 Booker Pri

Who reads The Gift of Rain?

Author

Tan Twan Eng

Publisher

Myrmidon Books Ltd

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781602860247

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, War & Military Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (6,182 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14