Tash Aw was born in Taipei to Malaysian parents and brought up in Malaysia. He was educated at a Catholic school in Kuala Lumpur before moving to England to read law at Cambridge University. Aw moved to London before taking a place at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, where he gained an MA in creative writing. Set in the 1930s and 1940s, The Harmony Silk Factory (published in Italy by Fazi Editore), follows three men and a woman as they journey through the Malaysian jungle. Citing his influences as Flaubert, Faulkner and Nabokov, Aw is currently working on his second novel.

Date:

23 May 2006 (h. 18:30)

Venue:   Rome

British Council, Via Quattro Fontane 20

Information:

tel. 06 47814206