CNA938 Rewind - Malaysia’s Booker Prize nominee Tash Aw discusses “The South” – the first in a quartet of novels

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Malaysian author Tash Aw, known for international bestsellers like “The Harmony Silk Factory” and the longlisted Booker Prize novel “Five Star Billionaire”. Twenty years after his debut title, Aw will talk about 2025’s “The South” which is a coming-of-age tale of teenager Jay Lim who – with his family – moves south of the Malaysian peninsula to a neglected farm that they have inherited. Aw will talk about the characters and era that propel the story and how “The South” is the first in a quartet of novels.