Name: Strangers on a Pier
ISBN: 9780008421274

Tash Aw

'So wise and so well done. It made me wish it were much longer than it is' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie From the award-winning author of Five Star Billionaire and We, The Survivors comes a whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage.

Portrait of a Family

Strangers on a Pier

Each word, or should I say the entire book, truly captures what it means to live a life in an Asian family. So accurate that I felt like I was seeing my grandmother's life in the second part of the book. I wish someone could recommend me books that feel like this— like a hug on a sunny afternoon walk with my lola.

jhet with an h

a great reading to get a glimpse of understanding of the diasporic experience in malaysia. made me question what truly drives a sense of belonging in a commumity so driven to define your identity. 

Strangers on a Pier Portrait of a Family