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Tash Aw

Tash Aw

Britishb. January 1, 1971Literary Fiction

Malaysian-British novelist whose Five Star Billionaire and We, the Survivors explore contemporary Asian capitalism and working-class struggle with lucid intelligence. He won the Whitbread First Novel Award for The Harmony Silk Factory. He is one of the most important South-East Asian writers in English.

Works

  • The Harmony Silk FactorySilk factory manager escapes troubled marriage through deception in Japanese-occupied Malaya→
  • Map of the Invisible WorldCartographer finds love and mystery mapping an uncharted region of Malaysia→
  • Five Star BillionaireInterconnected tales of wealth and ambition across Asia's billionaire entrepreneurs→
  • We, the SurvivorsGarment factory worker finds beauty and meaning in struggling through poverty and exploitation→
  • The Harmony Silk FactorySilk factory manager escapes troubled marriage through deception in Japanese-occupied Malaya→

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