Surviving A Seedy Underbelly

Hades was a tough read, so when one is finally done, relief comes like a tidal wave. Though the copy of Ipoh-based teacher Aishah Zainal's debut novel lies on the desk, some of the words still echo and one's fingers still ache at the memory of its weight.

"At its core, Hades is the tale of the underdogs – of those living in poverty and what it does to people, especially women," Aishah told local English daily The Star, which reported on the novel being nominated for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. Even this does not prepare readers for their descent into its murky depths.


Full review here.

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Hades

Aishah Zainal
Gerakbudaya Enterprise
200 pages
Fiction
ISBN: 9789670076102