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Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw [in Library Journal]

15 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Chinese, Fiction, Malaysian, Repost, Southeast Asian

* STARRED REVIEW Think of Tash Aw's third novel as an ingenious game called "How To Be a Billionaire." A how-to guide is interspersed with 30 rules that also serve as chapters, e.g., "Move to Where the Money Is," "Always Rebound After Each Failure," "Strive To...

Map of the Invisible World by Tash Aw [in Bloomsbury Review]

24 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Malaysian, Repost, Southeast Asian

Five years ago, Taipei-born Malaysian British Tash Aw landed in the media spotlight with The Harmony Silk Factory, complete with public speculations about an allegedly enormous debut advance. Decorated with multiple important prizes, including Commonwealth and Whitbread first novel awards, Aw’s Factory earned him both...

The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw [in AsianWeek]

05 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, British Asian, Fiction, Malaysian, Repost, Southeast Asian

Harmony Silk FactoryFirst reaction: WOW! Second reaction: Read it! The story revolves around the Harmony Silk Factory, a textiles shop in rural Malaysia run by Johnny Lim, part crook, part untouchable legend. Three narrators...

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