Stories from some young Malay minds
By Marco Ferrarese
October 2015 REVIEW
They say don’t judge a book by its cover, and in the case of Young and Malay: Growing up in Multicultural Malaysia, I couldn’t agree more. The spunky black and white drawing (etched by the sharp pencil of Fahmi Reza) of a shaggy rocker type wrapped in a leather jacket, with the eyes blocked by a Never mind the bollocksstyle stripe, is immediately attractive; it promises a much-needed, no-frills view into what it means to negotiate one of the three...
Marco Ferrarese
is a musician, author and travel writer. He has written about overland travel and extreme music in Asia, and blogs at www.monkeyrockworld.com. He also curates the Penang Insider, the smart guide for traveling and living in Penang, at www.penang-insider.com. His latest book, The Travels of Marco Yolo, is available in bookstores. Follow him on Twitter @monkeyrockworld.
