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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.
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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“Reminiscent of Graham Greene . . . powerful and mesmerizing . . . haunting and memorable.”—"The Guardian" (U.K.)
“Full of immense intelligence and empathy.”—"Time" ""
“Beautifully written . . . The tension of the lives of Aw’s characters, the frayed fabric of Jakarta . . . the dichotomies of beauty and squalor, the mobs, the menace, the impending crisis—all of this is captured in "Map of the Invisible World "with a fidelity that can’t be faulted.”—"The Washington Post"
“Exquisite . . . What makes ["Map of the Invisible World"] brilliant are its rootless main characters. These fully formed individuals and their relationships transform [this] novel into a moving meditation on identity, memory, and art.”—"Time Out New York
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“Exquisitely and subtly rendered . . . Aw’s haunting writing and his detailed evocation of 1960s Indonesia are both masterly.”&mdash
Reminiscent of Graham Greene . . . powerful and mesmerizing . . . haunting and memorable. The Guardian (U.K.)
Full of immense intelligence and empathy. Time
Beautifully written . . . The tension of the lives of Aw s characters, the frayed fabric of Jakarta . . . the dichotomies of beauty and squalor, the mobs, the menace, the impending crisis all of this is captured in Map of the Invisible World with a fidelity that can t be faulted. The Washington Post
Exquisite . . . What makes [Map of the Invisible World] brilliant are its rootless main characters. These fully formed individuals and their relationships transform [this] novel into a moving meditation on identity, memory, and art. Time Out New York
Exquisitely and subtly rendered . . . Aw s haunting writing and his detailed evocation of 1960s Indonesia are both masterly. The Christian Science Monitor
[A] vibrant narrative . . . enveloping the reader in several haunting personal journeys. The Denver Post
Engrossing . . . plunges the reader into another time and place, and both are alluring. The Plain Dealer
Well-paced and gorgeously written, this epic story of loss and identity mirrors the struggles of the young Indonesia in which it takes place. Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
"Reminiscent of Graham Greene . . . powerful and mesmerizing . . . haunting and memorable."--The Guardian (U.K.) "Full of immense intelligence and empathy."--Time "Beautifully written . . . The tension of the lives of Aw's characters, the frayed fabric of Jakarta . . . the dichotomies of beauty and squalor, the mobs, the menace, the impending crisis--all of this is captured in Map of the Invisible World with a fidelity that can't be faulted."--The Washington Post "Exquisite . . . What makes [Map of the Invisible World] brilliant are its rootless main characters. These fully formed individuals and their relationships transform [this] novel into a moving meditation on identity, memory, and art."--Time Out New York
"Exquisitely and subtly rendered . . . Aw's haunting writing and his detailed evocation of 1960s Indonesia are both masterly."--The Christian Science Monitor "[A] vibrant narrative . . . enveloping the reader in several haunting personal journeys."--The Denver Post "Engrossing . . . plunges the reader into another time and place, and both are alluring."--The Plain Dealer "Well-paced and gorgeously written, this epic story of loss and identity mirrors the struggles of the young Indonesia in which it takes place."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Full of immense intelligence and empathy.”—"Time" ""
“Beautifully written . . . The tension of the lives of Aw’s characters, the frayed fabric of Jakarta . . . the dichotomies of beauty and squalor, the mobs, the menace, the impending crisis—all of this is captured in "Map of the Invisible World "with a fidelity that can’t be faulted.”—"The Washington Post"
“Exquisite . . . What makes ["Map of the Invisible World"] brilliant are its rootless main characters. These fully formed individuals and their relationships transform [this] novel into a moving meditation on identity, memory, and art.”—"Time Out New York
"
“Exquisitely and subtly rendered . . . Aw’s haunting writing and his detailed evocation of 1960s Indonesia are both masterly.”&mdash
Reminiscent of Graham Greene . . . powerful and mesmerizing . . . haunting and memorable. The Guardian (U.K.)
Full of immense intelligence and empathy. Time
Beautifully written . . . The tension of the lives of Aw s characters, the frayed fabric of Jakarta . . . the dichotomies of beauty and squalor, the mobs, the menace, the impending crisis all of this is captured in Map of the Invisible World with a fidelity that can t be faulted. The Washington Post
Exquisite . . . What makes [Map of the Invisible World] brilliant are its rootless main characters. These fully formed individuals and their relationships transform [this] novel into a moving meditation on identity, memory, and art. Time Out New York
Exquisitely and subtly rendered . . . Aw s haunting writing and his detailed evocation of 1960s Indonesia are both masterly. The Christian Science Monitor
[A] vibrant narrative . . . enveloping the reader in several haunting personal journeys. The Denver Post
Engrossing . . . plunges the reader into another time and place, and both are alluring. The Plain Dealer
Well-paced and gorgeously written, this epic story of loss and identity mirrors the struggles of the young Indonesia in which it takes place. Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
"Reminiscent of Graham Greene . . . powerful and mesmerizing . . . haunting and memorable."--The Guardian (U.K.) "Full of immense intelligence and empathy."--Time "Beautifully written . . . The tension of the lives of Aw's characters, the frayed fabric of Jakarta . . . the dichotomies of beauty and squalor, the mobs, the menace, the impending crisis--all of this is captured in Map of the Invisible World with a fidelity that can't be faulted."--The Washington Post "Exquisite . . . What makes [Map of the Invisible World] brilliant are its rootless main characters. These fully formed individuals and their relationships transform [this] novel into a moving meditation on identity, memory, and art."--Time Out New York
"Exquisitely and subtly rendered . . . Aw's haunting writing and his detailed evocation of 1960s Indonesia are both masterly."--The Christian Science Monitor "[A] vibrant narrative . . . enveloping the reader in several haunting personal journeys."--The Denver Post "Engrossing . . . plunges the reader into another time and place, and both are alluring."--The Plain Dealer "Well-paced and gorgeously written, this epic story of loss and identity mirrors the struggles of the young Indonesia in which it takes place."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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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