The South

Tash Aw

earliest edition we have, 2025 Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2025 hardcover 304 pages

The South unfolds during a visit by the Lim family to their rural clan estate after a long absence. Jay, in his mid-teens, and his two older sisters are less than thrilled to leave their city for the remote house in the south, but their parents, Sui Ching and Jack, are adamant. Jay finds he's expected to share a room with Chuan, the son of the estate's overseer, a bit older than Jay but seemingly much more mature an...

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South edition · 2025 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008760755
South edition · 2025 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 304 pages · 9780008637606
South edition · 2025 · Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 288 pages · 9780374616298
South edition · 2025 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 304 pages · 9780008637613
South edition · 2025 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008637620
The South hardcover · 2025 · Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 304 pages · 9780374616281

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