Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2005) Winner
Tash Aw
タシュ・アウ
Tash Aw
Aliases:
Aw Ta-Shi / 歐大旭
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-10-04 （Taipei, Taiwan）
- Nationality
- Malaysian
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Malay, English
- Residence History
- Taipei, Taiwan → Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2005-2025
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (visiting professor), Fellow of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Marguerite Duras, William Faulkner, Albert Camus
- Nominations
- Man Booker Prize longlist (2005, 2013, 2025)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus College, Cambridge | — | Law | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Warwick | — | Law | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Jesus College, Cambridge
Law
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Warwick
Law
Country:
United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Whitbread Book Awards First Novel Award | The Harmony Silk Factory | First Novel | — | Winner |
| 2005 | Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel (Asia Pacific region) | The Harmony Silk Factory | — | — | Winner |
Whitbread Book Awards First Novel Award
2005
Work:
The Harmony Silk Factory
Category:
First Novel
Result:
Winner
Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel (Asia Pacific region)
2005
Work:
The Harmony Silk Factory
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Harmony Silk Factory
2005 FictionA complex family saga set in Malaysia.
FamilySecretsColonialism
Map of the Invisible World
2009 FictionA story of brothers set in Indonesia.
IdentityPoliticsLoss
Five Star Billionaire
2013 FictionLives of immigrants in Shanghai.
ImmigrationAmbitionContemporary China
We, The Survivors
2019 FictionStory of immigration and crime in Malaysia.
SurvivalJusticeSociety
The South
2025 FictionBibliography
- The Harmony Silk Factory (2005)
- Map of the Invisible World (2009)
- Five Star Billionaire (2013)
- We, The Survivors (2019)
- The South (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed descriptive proseMulti-layered narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- ImmigrationIdentitySoutheast Asia
Legacy
Malaysian writer born in Taiwan, living in London. Known for works exploring Malaysian and Asian themes, internationally acclaimed.