Kow and Bouchoud during the talk. The novel’s French version has a red jacket band which is traditionally used in France to mark awards won by the book, heightening its visual prominence while on display in bookshops. — Photos courtesy of Embassy of France
“IT WAS a very surprising journey. I didn’t expect for it to take off in France.”
Malaysian author Shih-Li Kow was referring to the warm reception among the French towards her latest novel during a French Talks series at Alliance Francaise in Kuala Lumpur.
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