Personal and insightful family portrait.
Recommendation: Strangers On A Pier is a touching and insightful memoir that delves deep into the history and dynamics of a family, with a focus on the author's Malaysian and Chinese heritage. Tash Aw's vivid descriptions and personal reflections make this an engaging read for anyone interested in exploring the complexities of family relationships and the cultural nuances of modern Asia.
ISBN: 9780008421274
Authors:
Tash Aw
Publisher: Harper Collins
Date of Publication: 2021-09-02
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.19
(rated by 944 readers)
Description
In Strangers on a Pier, acclaimed author Tash Aw explores the panoramic cultural vitality of modern Asia through his own complicated family story of migration and adaptation. From a taxi ride in present-day Bangkok, to eating Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1980s Kuala Lumpur, to his grandfathers' treacherous boat journeys to Malaysia from mainland China in the 1920s, Aw weaves together stories of insiders and outsiders, images from rural villages to megacity night clubs, and voices in a dizzying variety of languages, dialects, and slangs, to create an intricate and astoundingly vivid portrait of a place caught between the fast-approaching future and a past that won't let go.
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