The Accidental Malay
15 August 2024Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Winner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize
‘Slick, sharp . . . a joy to read’ Tash Aw
Jasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family’s billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong, unexpectedly passes away, Jasmine discovers she is actually a Malay Muslim and this newfound identity threatens to upend her...
Details
15 August 2024320 pages
9781035032372Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A sharply observed, elegantly crafted culture-clash state-of-the-nation drama that is not only witty but heartfelt.Epigram Book Fiction Prize Judges
Desire, religion and politics collide in this delicious debut . . . Slick, sharp and full of the frustrations and joys of modern urban MalaysiaTash Aw, author of We, The Survivors
A deeply nuanced study in the sometimes suffocating intertwining of race and religion for Malay-Muslims.Suffian Hakim, author of Harris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher
A novel both generous and scathing . . . a fast-paced, character-driven, furious and yet somehow joyful exploration of Malay ethnoreligious supremacyPreeta Samarasan, author of Evening is the Whole Day
