The Accidental Malay

By Karina Robles Bahrin

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 life and ambitions.

Finding herself at the centre of a political controversy, and caught between two men who love her, The Accidental Malay examines the human cost of a country's racial policies and paints a portrait of a woman unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her.

'A novel both generous and scathing; both honest and nuanced; both grounded in human emotion and engaged with history and politics' Preeta Samarasan, author of Evening Is the Whole Day

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1035032376
• ISBN13: 9781035032372
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Picador UK
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up