The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw Paperback Book

Description: The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw A landmark work of fiction from one of Britains most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A landmark work of fiction from one of Britains most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia. Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory is the story of four people: Johnny, an infamous Chinaman – a salesman, a fraudster, possibly a murderer – whose shop house, The Harmony Silk Factory, he uses as a front for his illegal businesses; Snow Soong, the beautiful daughter of one of the Kinta Valleys most prominent families, who dies giving birth to one of the novels narrators; Kunichika, a Japanese officer who loves Snow too; and an Englishman, Peter Wormwood, who went to Malaysia like many English but never came back, who also loved Snow to the end of his life. A journey the four of them take into the jungle has a devastating effect on all of them, and brilliantly exposes the cultural tensions of the era.Haunting, highly original, The Harmony Silk Factory is suspenseful to the last page. Notes A landmark work of fiction from one of Britains most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia. / Will be embraced by readers of a broad spectrum of accessible literary fiction, from The Kite Runner to The English Patient and Brick Lane. / Nationwide press advertising campaign will launch paperback publication. / Features and review coverage anticipated. / Competition: The English Patient; The Impressionist. Author Biography Tash Aw was born in Taipei, in the Republic of China, andbrought up in Malaysia. He moved to England in his teens andnow lives in London. He is the author of The Harmony Silk Factory, which was the winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Map of the Invisible World. His most recent novel, Five Star Billionaire, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013. Review A fine, strong, confident novel -- and what a storyteller Tash Aw is. Unputdownable Doris Lessing The Harmony Silk Factory is an utterly remarkable debut. Its a dream of a novel, lovely and exquisite and intense, and reveals Tash Aws already prodigious gift for storytelling; this young writer has come to us fully formed, and with the promise of a long and significant career. Chang-rae Lee Bewitchingly written and gracefully assured ! The story Aw tells is mercilessly gripping and his prose is lucid, uncluttered, beautiful ! Aw orchestrates a graceful ballet of dissonances and congruences, of echoes and discords. Neel Mukherjee, The Times Tash Aws striking debut is as elusive as it is exotic. Aw is a skilled and sensitive writer Daily Mail Absorbing ! a rich, intense novel ! The strength of Tash Aws writing can be seen in the three narratives. Each voice is distinct and each offers a subtly different viewpoint, remaking the material afresh ! The beauty and danger of nature are everywhere in this delicately drawn novel TLS Prizes Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: First Novel Category 2005 Long Description A landmark work of fiction from one of Britains most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia. Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory is the story of four people: Johnny, an infamous Chinaman - a salesman, a fraudster, possibly a murderer - whose shop house, The Harmony Silk Factory, he uses as a front for his illegal businesses; Snow Soong, the beautiful daughter of one of the Kinta Valleys most prominent families, who dies giving birth to one of the novels narrators; Kunichika, a Japanese officer who loves Snow too; and an Englishman, Peter Wormwood, who went to Malaysia like many English but never came back, who also loved Snow to the end of his life. A journey the four of them take into the jungle has a devastating effect on all of them, and brilliantly exposes the cultural tensions of the era. Haunting, highly original, The Harmony Silk Factory is suspenseful to the last page. Review Quote A fine, strong, confident novel and what a storyteller Tash Aw is. UnputdownableDoris Lessing The Harmony Silk Factory is an utterly remarkable debut. Its a dream of a novel, lovely and exquisite and intense, and reveals Tash Aws already prodigious gift for storytelling; this young writer has come to us fully formed, and with the promise of a long and significant career. Chang-rae Lee Bewitchingly written and gracefully assured … The story Aw tells is mercilessly gripping and his prose is lucid, uncluttered, beautiful … Aw orchestrates a graceful ballet of dissonances and congruences, of echoes and discords. Neel Mukherjee, The Times Tash Aws striking debut is as elusive as it is exotic. Aw is a skilled and sensitive writer Daily Mail Absorbing … a rich, intense novel … The strength of Tash Aws writing can be seen in the three narratives. Each voice is distinct and each offers a subtly different viewpoint, remaking the material afresh … The beauty and danger of nature are everywhere in this delicately drawn novel TLS Feature * Will be embraced by readers of a broad spectrum of accessible literary fiction, from The Kite Runner to The English Patient and Brick Lane. * Nationwide press advertising campaign will launch paperback publication. * Features and review coverage anticipated. * The Harmony Silk Factory won 2006 Commonwealth Best First Book Award. Description for Sales People A landmark work of fiction from one of Britains most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia. Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory is the story of four people: Johnny, an infamous Chinaman - a salesman, a fraudster, possibly a murderer - whose shop house, The Harmony Silk Factory, he uses as a front for his illegal businesses; Snow Soong, the beautiful daughter of one of the Kinta Valleys most prominent families, who dies giving birth to one of the novels narrators; Kunichika, a Japanese officer who loves Snow too; and an Englishman, Peter Wormwood, who went to Malaysia like many English but never came back, who also loved Snow to the end of his life. A journey the four of them take into the jungle has a devastating effect on all of them, and brilliantly exposes the cultural tensions of the era. Haunting, highly original, The Harmony Silk Factory is suspenseful to the last page. Gold title * Will be embraced by readers of a broad spectrum of accessible literary fiction, from The Kite Runner to The English Patient and Brick Lane. * Nationwide press advertising campaign will launch paperback publication. * Features and review coverage anticipated. * The Harmony Silk Factory won 2006 Commonwealth Best First Book Award. Details ISBN0007232284 Author Tash Aw Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2006 ISBN-10 0007232284 ISBN-13 9780007232284 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Edition New edition Publication Date 2006-01-16 Pages 368 UK Release Date 2006-01-16 Alternative 9780007303151 Audience General AU Release Date 2006-03-01 NZ Release Date 2006-03-09 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd DEWEY FIC We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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