Synopsis
Set during the tumultuous “Year of Living Dangerously” in post-colonial Indonesia, a stunning follow-up to the international debut literary sensation The Harmony Silk Factory.
Tash Aw burst onto the international literary scene in 2005 with his highly acclaimed, award-winning debut novel. Now, with the same lyrical evocation of an exotic yet tumultuous world that made The Harmony Silk Factory so beloved, Map of the Invisible World is masterful, psychologically rich, and deeply rewarding.
Sixteen-year-old Adam is an orphan three times over. He and his older brother, Johan, were abandoned by their mother as children; then Adam watched as Johan was taken away by a wealthy couple; and now Karl, the artist who raised Adam, has been arrested by soldiers during Sukarno's drive to purge 1960s Indonesia of its colonial past.
All Adam has to guide him in his quest to find Karl are some old photos and letters — one of which sends him to the colourful, dangerous capital, Jakarta, and to Margaret, an American whose own past is bound up with Karl's. Soon, both have embarked on journeys of discovery that seem destined to turn tragic.
Woven hauntingly into this page-turning story is the voice of Johan, who is living a seemingly carefree, privileged life in Malaysia, but who is careening out of control as he cannot forget his long-ago betrayal of his helpless, trusting brother.
Map of the Invisible World confirms Tash Aw as one of the most exciting young voices on the international stage.
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About the Author
Tash Aw's debut novel The Harmony Silk Factory was the winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award 2005 and a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book in 2006, as well as being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is Malaysian by birth and now lives in London, England.
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Map of the Invisible World: A Novel
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McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Ontario, 2009
ISBN 10: 0771009011
ISBN 13: 9780771009013
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; signed by Tash Aw on the title page with no inscription; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover; removalbe "Signed by Author" sticker on front cover. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 022893
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Map of the Invisible World: A Novel.
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ISBN 10: 0771009011
ISBN 13: 9780771009013
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 5; signed and dated 23 October 09 on the title page by Tash Aw with no inscription; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectable condition. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 001847
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