Tash Aw on writing the reality of Southeast Asia 

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  Hello, this is Meet the Writers.

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  I'm Georgina Godwin.

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  My guest today is a Malaysian author who's a double Booker Prize nominee.

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  Born in Taipei, he grew up in Kuala Lumpur before moving to Britain to attend university.

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  His first Booker Prize nomination for the Harmony Silk Factory, his debut novel,

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  was followed by a second in 2013 for Five Star Billionaire.

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  His short fiction work has won an O. Henry Prize

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  and has been published in a Public Space and the Landmark Granter 1 100,

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  amongst others.

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  His latest work, the south,

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  is a coming of age novel of what happens when private and public lives collide.

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  A blend of themes including migration,

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  the effects of climate change

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  and the impact of big companies on small countries are interwoven in this novel.

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  It's the first

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  in a quartet of books that form a masterful portrait of a family navigating a period of great change

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  and the lasting effects on the environment around the world.

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  Tash Orr, welcome to Meet the Writers.

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  Thank you for having me.

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  It's such an honour to have you here.

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