A third from Tash

The Malaysian author talks about his third novel, telling of the inspiration behind it and of questions it raises.

I SEE this as a book about the people of my generation,” says 42-year-old Tash Aw when asked to describe his new novel. He explains that the story will particularly resonate with Malaysians who have – or once had, when growing up in this post-modern era – aspirations of going abroad in pursuit of riches or just to escape their humble roots.