The Gift of Rain: A Novel
by Tan Twan Eng
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Author: Tan Twan EngEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Weinstein Books
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Book Review: It kept my attention.
Summary: 5 Stars
A young man is torn among loyalty to his English family, his Chinese grandfather, and his Japanese Aikijujitsu mentor during the Japanese occupation at Malaya, 1939-1945. To many he was a collaborator, to others a hero. He first tells his story 50 years later to a Japanese woman who had loved his mentor during their youth. Reincarnation and moral ambiguities drift through the story. It kept my attention.
Summary of The Gift of Rain: A Novel
An epic novel nominated for the Man Booker Prize, this extraordinary debut tells the story of a young manŐs perilous journey through the betrayals of war and into manhood. Written in lush, evocative prose, The Gift of Rain spans decades as it takes readers from the final days of the Chinese emperors to the dying era of the British Empire, and through the mystical temples, bustling cities, and forbidding rain forests of Malaya.Literary Books
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