Fierceland

Description Praise About the Author After many years abroad, Roz and Harun return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their father Yusuf – and to reckon with their inheritance. A renowned palm-oil baron during Malaysia’s economic rise, Yusuf built the family’s immense wealth by destroying huge tracts of rainforest. What his children know is that he was also responsible for the violent disappearance of a man who stood in his way. Harun has become a successful tech entrepreneur in Los Angeles, Roz is an artist struggling to stay afloat in Sydney. Now they want to return something their father stole from the forests of their homeland. In their quest for redemption they grapple with the legacy of power and corruption, dreamers and exiles, thugs and zealots. Most dangerous of all, they are haunted – by the ghosts of colonialism, the ghosts of family, the ghosts of language, and the ghosts of the forest itself. A trailblazing journey across the globe, Fierceland weaving the past and the present into an emotionally powerful family saga that plays out at a mythical scale. This novel is praised for its urgency, poetic prose, and remarkable storytelling. It explores themes of wilderness, legacy, colonial history, and the complexities of family and identity. The author Omar Musa is a versatile artist, known for his poetry, hip hop, playwriting, and visual art, with works that examine borderlessness, colonial legacies, race, and cultural identity. His notable works include the poetry collection Killernova, which explores themes of history, addiction, and islands, and has received multiple awards. Musa’s background includes living between Brooklyn and Borneo, and he has been recognized as a leading voice in contemporary literature and art.