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Map of the Invisible World

by Tash Aw
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An enthralling, page-turning story that follows the journeys of two brothers swept up in the tides of history.
Sixteen-year-old Adam and his older brother, Johan, were abandoned by their mother as children; then Adam watched as Johan was taken away by a wealthy couple; and now Karl, the artist who raised Adam, has been arrested by soldiers during Sukarno's drive to purge 1960s Indonesia of its colonial past. All Adam has to guide him in his quest to find Karl are some old photos and letters—one of which sends him to the colourful, dangerous capital, Jakarta, and to Margaret, an American whose own past is bound up with Karl's. Soon, both have embarked on journeys of discovery that seem destined to turn tragic.

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  • Release date

    April 27, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780771009037

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780771009037
      • File size: 2099 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 19, 2009
      This exquisite and haunting second novel from Aw (The Harmony Silk Factory
      ) follows a vibrant cast searching for a sense of home during the political upheaval of 1960s Indonesia. After 16-year-old Adam de Willigen's adoptive father, Karl, is arrested by Indonesian soldiers, stranding Adam in their remote island village, he sets off for Jakarta to find him. Meanwhile, American ex-pat professor Margaret Bates is reminded of her teenage love for Karl after an embassy contact informs her he's been arrested. Soon, Adam arrives on Margaret's doorstep, and though practical, good-natured Margaret has never felt any maternal longings, the two bond instantly. Their search for Karl continues amid the riots and protests filling the city streets, but is interrupted when Adam is kidnapped by a Communist student with a sinister agenda. With the help of a friend, Margaret uses every ounce of diplomacy she has to find Karl and Adam and construct the family she's discovered she's wanted all along. Well-paced and gorgeously written, this epic story of loss and identity mirrors the struggles of the young Indonesia in which it takes place.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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