Tash Aw
Tash Aw was born in Taiwan to Malaysian parents and raised in Kuala Lumpur before relocating to England during his teenage years.
He pursued legal studies at the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick, subsequently settling in London to pursue writing.
While completing his debut novel through the University of East Anglia's creative writing program, he worked as a lawyer for four years.
His debut earned him the Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, transforming him into a celebrated figure in Malaysia and Singapore.
He remains one of Southeast Asia's most respected and commercially successful literary voices.
