To promote his new book 'The South', Tash Aw appeared at Lit Books, CzipLee Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, in March. Photo: The Star/Raja Faisal Hishan
Malaysian author Tash Aw’s new book The South is among 13 semifinalists announced on Tuesday for the Booker Prize. The list features writers from nine countries across four continents.
Raised in Malaysia and educated in England, Aw has won the Whitbread, Commonwealth and O. Henry Awards, with his work translated into over 20 languages.
