マリオ (Mario Menti)Feb 28

I just finished The South, without realising it's the first of four books. This makes me really happy, because The South is absolutely sublime. I've loved most of Tash Aw's books that I've read, but this is really special. Can't wait for the next one!

#TheSouth #TashAw

The South by Tash Aw review – an intimate epic begins
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/13/the-south-by-tash-aw-review-an-intimate-epic-begins?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The South by Tash Aw review – an intimate epic begins

Two boys on the brink of adulthood in 1990s Malaysia, in the opening volume of a Proustian quartet

The Guardian
Culture | The Guardian USJul 29, 2025
Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/29/booker-prize-longlist-announced #Awardsandprizes #AndrewMiller #Bookerprize #DavidSzalay #KiranDesai #Culture #TashAw #Books
Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw

Chair of judges Roddy Doyle says the 13 ‘gripping’ titles in contention for the £50,000 award all ‘examine identity, individual or national’

The Guardian