About the author
Tash Aw is a Malaysian novelist whose books explore migration, class, work, sexuality, family, and the economic transformations linking Southeast Asia to global cities.
The Harmony Silk Factory, Map of the Invisible World, Five Star Billionaire, and We, the Survivors preceded The South, a family novel set on a rural Malaysian estate in the 1990s.
Where to start
Start with The South for family, land, and first love in Malaysia, or The Harmony Silk Factory for Aw’s multi-voiced debut.
