Hmmm, a Malaysian book that everybody should read?

Author Tunku Halim knows what he likes, what about you?

When it comes to Malaysian books, we certainly have a well-storied history. From Usman Awang and K.S. Maniam to Tash Aw, our country has been blessed with creative writing talents whose books have shaped minds and sparked people’s imaginations through the generations.

While we still have a long way to go towards achieving a writing culture, many Malaysian books have gone on to be critically acclaimed, with some even winning international literary awards. These include Tan Twan Eng’s The Garden Of Evening Mists, which won the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize, and Rani Manicka’s The Rice Mother, which won the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize in 2003.