comment on point of view

Tan Twan Eng writes in the first person, limited perspective of Yun Ling. The limited perspective is vital in keeping the twist a secret until the end of the novel. Through the limited perspective, the reader only learns things as Ling learns them. It is not until she spends time with Professor Yoshikawa Tatsuji that Ling begins to question what she believes about Aritomo, especially his relationship with the Japanese government.