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Map of the Invisible World

by Tash Aw · 2009

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During their years together in the orphanage Johan keeps a constant vigil over his little brother Adam - he's all he's got. But they are placed in different adoptive homes and lose all contact. Then, in the summer of 1964, unrest is in the air as post-colonial Indonesia slides gradually towards civil war.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Themes
brothersbrothersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of thisIndonesiaIndonesiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 343 pages

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