Historical fiction books set in Malaysia (9)


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The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother.

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The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng EN

Rating: 3.8 (9 votes)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
A mesmerizing new novel of love and betrayal from the critically acclaimed author of "The Gift of Rain," which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2008.

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The Gift of Rain : A Novel by Tan Twan Eng EN

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Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
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The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garnered comparisons to celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits. In 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton-the half-Chinese, half-English youngest child of the head of one of Penang's great trading families-feels alienated from both... continue

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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
From the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists, a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption.

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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan EN

Rating: 4 (8 votes)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
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A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang'e , in which a young woman's quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm and sets her on a dangerous path--where choices come with deadly consequences, and she risks losing more than her heart. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her h... continue

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The Storm We Made : A Novel by Vanessa Chan EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
* A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * One of the “most anticipated books of 2024” (Oprah Daily), this spellbinding, sweeping novel features a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII—with shocking consequences for her family, and her country. Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara’s family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by dru... continue

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Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan EN

Rating: 2 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
Set in Malaysia, this spellbinding first novel by an acclaimed young writer introduces the prosperous Rajasekharan family as they slowly peel away their closely guarded secrets.

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La casa de las puertas by Tan Twan Eng ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
1921, colonia británica de Penang, Malasia. Robert Hamlyn es un abogado acomodado, y Lesley, su esposa, una anfitriona de la alta sociedad. Sus vidas se reaniman cuando un viejo amigo de Robert llega de visita con su extrovertido secretario. Willie Somerset Maugham, pese a ser uno de los mejores escritores de su época, atraviesa una crisis creativa y personal: mantiene un matrimonio de conveniencia, su salud es frágil y acaba de perder sus ahorros en una desastrosa inversión. En Penang busca desesperado una historia que le permita salvar su carrera, y la encuentra a través de Leslie y su pasad... continue

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The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Malaysia flag Malaysia
Description:
A haunting, evocative and highly unusual romantic debut and now a Netflix Mandarin original drama premiering January 2020! Seventeen-year-old Li Lan lives in 1890s Malaya with her quietly-ruined father, who returns one evening with a proposition - the fabulously wealthy Lim family want Li Lan to marry their son. The only problem is, he's dead. After a fateful visit to the Lim mansion, Li Lan finds herself haunted not only by her ghostly would-be suitor, but also her desire for the Lims' handsome new heir. At night she is drawn into the Chinese afterlife - a world of ghost cities, paper funeral... continue