We, the Survivors

di Tash Aw (Autore)

HarperCollins Publishers, 2020

A murderer's confession - devastating, unblinking, poignant, unforgettable - which reveals a story of class, education and the inescapable workings of destiny. 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. In the tradition of Camus and Houellebecq, Ah Hock's vivid and compelling description of the years building up to this appalling act of violence - told over several days to a local journalist whose life has taken a different course - is a portrait of an outsider like no other, an anti-nostalgic view of human life and the ravages of hope. It is the work of a writer at the peak of his powers.

• Autore: Tash Aw
• Editore: HarperCollins Publishers
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 336 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 240 gr.
• EAN: 9780008318581

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