{"product_id":"we-the-survivors-hb-z49","title":"Tash Aw: We, The Survivors [2019] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eA murderer's confession - devastating, unblinking, poignant, unforgettable - which reveals a story of class, education and the inescapable workings of destiny.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAh 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Camus and Houellebecq, Ah Hock's vivid and compelling description of the years building up to this appalling act of violence - told over several days to a local journalist whose life has taken a different course - is a portrait of an outsider like no other, an anti-nostalgic view of human life and the ravages of hope. It is the work of a writer at the peak of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aw, Tash","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44185213600034,"sku":"9780008318543","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/aw-tash-tash-aw-we-the-survivors-2019-hardback-9780008318543-58133187002707.jpg?v=1727993288","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/we-the-survivors-hb-z49","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}