16-year-old Adam is an orphan three times over. He and his older brother, Johan, were abandoned by their mother as children; he watched as Johan was adopted and taken away by a wealthy couple; and he had to hide when Karl, the Dutch man who raised him, was arrested by soldiers during Sukarno′s drive to purge 1960s Indonesia of its colonial past. Adam sets out on a quest to find Karl, but all he has to guide him are some old photos and letters, which send him to the colourful, dangerous capital, Jakarta. Johan, meanwhile, is living a seemingly carefree, privileged life in Malaysia, but is careening out of control, unable to forget the long-ago betrayal of his helpless, trusting brother. MAP OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD is a masterful novel, and confirms Tash Aw as one of the most exciting young writers at work today.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Harpercollins Pub.
ISBN: 9780007349982
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 16/04/2010
Año de edición: 2010
Plaza de edición: London
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Tash Aw
Nació en Taipei (Taiwán) y creció en Malasia. A los dieciocho años se trasladó a Londres, ciudad en la que reside desde entonces y donde trabajó en un bufete de abogados. La fábrica de sedas, que se publicará en doce idiomas, es su primera novela.