Tash Aw
Tash Aw is a Malaysian author celebrated for his intricate storytelling and exploration of cultural identity. His new novel, 'The South,' delves into the complexities of love and class dynamics within a rural Malaysian setting, highlighting the personal and political struggles faced by its characters against a backdrop of social change.
Not in the pool (under ¢1).
Recent news mentions
Tash Aw is a Malaysian writer who grew up in Kuala Lumpur and is being published in Portugal for the first time.
Taiwan entre o “soft power” literário e a tensão geopolítica | Livros
Portugal· 2026-02-16
Tash Aw is another previously nominated author featured on the longlist.
Index - Kultúr - Ez a lista jobban megosztja a briteket, mint a Brexit
Hungary· 2025-08-01
Tash Aw is the author of The South, which is in the running for the Booker Prize.
Okoli sveta v trinajstih romanih
Slovenia· 2025-07-31
Tash Aw will be the first Malaysian winner if he takes the prize for 'The South.'
Two Canadian authors nominated for Booker Prize as former winner Kiran Desai makes long-awaited return
Canada· 2025-07-30
Tash Aw is one of the authors longlisted for the Booker prize.
Sarah Jessica Parker in possible conflict of interest over Booker longlisted author | Booker prize
United Kingdom· 2025-07-30
Tash Aw, a Malaysian author, is longlisted for a third time.
‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’ says chair of judges Roddy Doyle – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-07-29Aw is longlisted for the third time for his latest book The South.
Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw | Booker prizeUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-29Tash Aw’s The South is set in rural Malaysia and unfolds in a gentler key.
Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya; The South by Tash Aw review – love under the eye of the law | FictionUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-25
