Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Attends Malaysian Writer Tash Aw at NYC Book Launch of “We, the Survivors”

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie linked up with Malaysian writer, Tash Aw in a conversation at NYC Book Launch of “We, the Survivors”.


An uncompromising portrait of an outsider navigating a society in transition, Tash Aw’s anti-nostalgic tale, We, the Survivors, holds its tension to the very end. In the wake of loss and destruction, hope is among the survivors
In “We, the Survivors”, Tash Aw  Intriguing and worldly, We, The Survivors is a story about what transpires when the everyday poor are threatened by the poorest of the poor.
Ah Hock is an ordinary, uneducated man born in a Malaysian fishing village and now trying to make his way in a country that promises riches and security to everyone, but delivers them only to a chosen few. With Asian society changing around him, like many he remains trapped in a world of poorly paid jobs that just about allow him to keep his head above water but ultimately lead him to murder a migrant worker from Bangladesh.

The question of why leads a young, privileged journalist to Ah Hock's door. While the victim has been mourned and the killer has served time for the crime, Ah Hock's motive remains unclear, even to himself. His vivid confession unfurls over extensive interviews with the journalist, herself a local whose life has taken a very different course. The process forces both the speaker and his listener to reckon with systems of power, race, and class in a place where success is promised to all yet delivered only to its lucky heirs.
An uncompromising portrait of an outsider navigating a society in transition, Tash Aw's anti-nostalgic tale, We, The Survivors, holds its tension to the very end. In the wake of loss and destruction, hope is among the survivors.




Tash Aw thanked Chimamanda for joining him at his book launch. He wrote,

“Last night @greenlightbklyn, the US launch of We, the Survivors published by @fsgbooks. Such a beautiful evening in conversation with dearest @chimamanda_adichie. We were both jet-lagged but buoyed by the energy of the fantastic audience. Extra special for me to see so many people from home 🇲🇾🇸🇬 Thank you, New York”.

Chimamanda who attend the book launch, she wrote. “Felt like a treat to be in conversation with my friend @tash.aw about his wonderful new novel ‘We The Survivors’ at Greenlight bookstore”.

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