As the movie adaptation of “The Garden of the Evening Mists” hits the cinemas, we speak with the book’s multiple award-winning author Tan Twan Eng - about the book’s journey to the screen, what it feels like to see his characters take a life of their own, and how his story has changed in the process. We wrap things up with a discussion on book characters with a strong sense of “interiority”, and how they translate onto film.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Tags:  Tan Twan Eng,  The Garden of the Evening Mists,  The Gift of Rain,  Malaysian author,  Brokeback Mountain,  Annie Proulx,  The Remainds of the Day,  Kazuo Ishiguro,  bookadaptations,  Entertainment,  Book Reviews,  Film,  Literature