risc book club: we, the survivors
date: Thu 31st October 2019 time: 19:30 venue: room 1 price: free contact: michele@risc.org.uk

By Tash Aw – Malaysia, Bangladesh

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. This is a portrait of an outsider like no other, an anti-nostalgic view of human life and the ravages of hope. Pp 336