 His first novel , Taikor , was released in late 2004 . It is a historical saga of Malaya which traces the years 1922 to 1982 , telling the story of Ya Loong , from his family 's migration from South Thailand to Penang after his father 's death . It was among the 132 entries nominated for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award . 
 His first novel , Taikor , was released in late 2004 . It <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a historical saga of Malaya which <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>traces</mark></a> the years 1922 to 1982 , telling the story of Ya Loong , from his family <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>migration from South Thailand to Penang after his father <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>death . It was among the 132 entries nominated for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award . 
His first novel , Taikor , was released in late 2004 . It a historical saga of Malaya which trace da years 1922 to 1982 , telling the story of Ya Loong , from his family  migration from South Thailand to Penang after his father  death . It was among the 132 entries nominated for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award .