Tan Twan Eng Books in Order
Tan Twan Eng has written 3 books, published between 2007 and 2023. The first book is The Gift of Rain (2007) and the newest is The House of Doors (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2007–2023
- Pages on record
- 350 in 1 of 3 books
Tan Twan Eng is a Malaysian novelist who writes in English and has published 3 books. The Gift of Rain (2007) came first; The Garden of Evening Mists won the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and reached the Man Booker shortlist, making Tan the first Malaysian writer recognised by all three. The House of Doors (2023) is the most recent. Gardens, prisoners of war and guerrilla warfare appear in the subject tags.
How many Tan Twan Eng books are there?
Tan Twan Eng has 3 books, released between 2007 and 2023.
Tan Twan Eng Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 3 Tan Twan Eng books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Gift of Rain2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 2The Garden of Evening Mists2011 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/420113501/4
- 3The House of Doors2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Tan Twan Eng books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
3 books3 Tan Twan Eng titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tan Twan Eng books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 3 Tan Twan Eng books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Tan Twan Eng
Start with The Gift of Rain (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tan Twan Eng book?
The House of Doors (2023) is the newest Tan Twan Eng book released so far.
Is there a new Tan Twan Eng book coming?
No next Tan Twan Eng book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Tan Twan Eng
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Tan Twan Eng. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Booker Prize2012Shortlistedfor The Garden of Evening Mists
- Booker Prize2007Shortlistedfor The Gift of Rain
Tan Twan Eng at a glance
- Paused
- No new Tan Twan Eng title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Tan Twan Eng books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
- Length
- 350 pages across the 1 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 350 pages each.
What the Tan Twan Eng books are about
1 of the 3 Tan Twan Eng books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Gardeners 1 of 1 books
- Gardens 1 of 1 books
- Guerrilla warfare 1 of 1 books
- History 1 of 1 books
- Literary fiction 1 of 1 books
- Man-woman relationships 1 of 1 books
- Prisoners of war 1 of 1 books