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'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia
'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The new novel by Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors, is a project of historical fiction immersed in the culturally rich island of Penang in the 1920s. A once revered, now flailing British writer arrives to visit a friend and find inspiration for a new book. What he uncovers – secret affairs, a murder trial, and deeply complicated relationships – proves to be more than he expected. In today's episode, NPR's Ari Shapiro asks the author about using the real writer W. Somerset Maugham as his protagonist, and about what writing from the perspective of the Brits reveals about imperialism.
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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