S01E03 | Talking Books, Inspiration, & Homegrown Authors with Tash Aw
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Marina chats with Internationally-acclaimed Malaysian novelist, Tash Aw about his recent projects, books by Malaysian writers they've recently read and loved, and what we can (hopefully) expect to emerge from the local literary scene.    Mentioned in this episode: Joshua Kam - How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World Hanna Alkaf - The Weight of Our Sky Zen Cho - Black Water Sister Tash Aw - Five Star Billionaire Tash Aw - The Face: Strangers on a Pier Tan Twan Eng - The Gift of Rain Visit zafigo.com/busy-reading-books to learn more about us.
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