MEET THE BÀRD: Tash Aw in conversation with Nicola Dinan
Tue, Apr 28
|Bàrd Books
Time & Location
Apr 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Bàrd Books, 341-343 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5QR, UK
Guests
About the event
We asked Nicola Dinan to curate a table of her favourite books to celebrate the paperback release of 'Disappoint Me' in January. And on the list was 'The South' by Tash Aw. Longlisted for The Booker Prize 2025, Nicola said:
"Aw is a fellow Malaysian author. This moving Booker-longlisted novel chronicles a relationship between two young men in a conservative southern state of Malaysia. "
A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit.
When his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair. The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought.
Still, Jay’s father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left. Over the course of these hot,…
Tickets
Tash Aw
in conversation with Nicola Dinan £5 ticket redeemable against a copy of 'The South' or 'Disappoint Me' on the evening
£5.00
+£0.13 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00