A Biography of Malaysian Writers

A Biography of Malaysian Writers PDF Author: Baharuddin Zainal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Malay
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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English translation of: Wajah.

A Biography of Malaysian Writers

A Biography of Malaysian Writers PDF Author: Baharuddin Zainal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Malay
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Book Description
English translation of: Wajah.

Autobiography & Biography in Malay Historical Studies

Autobiography & Biography in Malay Historical Studies PDF Author: William R. Roff
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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This paper was written by one of the leaders of a new trend in the field of Malay historical writing. It reflects the trend of scholars both foreign and local, using Malay as a major tool in research, and their turning away from the colonial record to indigenous sources in order to write a more authentic history of the Malay peoples and institutions.

Reading Malaysian Literature in English

Reading Malaysian Literature in English PDF Author: Mohammad A. Quayum
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811650217
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245

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This book brings together fourteen articles by prominent critics of Malaysian Anglophone literature from five different countries: Australia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US. It investigates the thematic and stylistic trends in the literary products of selected writers of the tradition in the genres of drama, fiction, and poetry, from its beginnings to the present, focusing mainly on the postcolonial themes of ethnicity, gender, diaspora, and nationalism, which are central to the creativity and imagination of these writers. The book explores the works of not just the established writers of the tradition but also those who have received little critical attention to date but who are equally gifted, such as Adibah Amin, Edward Dorall, Rehaman Rashid, and Huzir Suleiman. The chapters collectively address the challenges and achievements of writers in the English language in a country where English is widely used in daily life and yet marginalised in the creative domain to elevate the status of writings in the national language, i.e., Bahasa Malaysia. The book will demonstrate that in spite of such recurrent neglect of the medium, Malaysia has produced a number of outstanding writers in the language, who are comparable in creativity and craftsmanship to writers of other Anglophone traditions. The book will be of interest to readers and researchers of Malaysian literature, postcolonial literatures, minority literatures, gender studies, and Southeast Asian studies.

Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018

Emerging Malaysian Writers 2018 PDF Author: Chloe Lim
Publisher: Malaysian Writers Society
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101

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One takes a very long emotional rollercoaster ride in a novel, but in an anthology, one takes many many short emotional rides. And that's what this anthology will do to you: bring you on different rides of new Malaysian writings. So sit back with your cuppa and enjoy the read. Featuring the following new voices: Chloe Lim | Nurhayati Mohd Fadzil | Aimee Lee | Archana Vijai Kumar | Sukanya Dhanarajan | Najrina Suhana Abdul Jalil | Kaljit Kaur | Chong Beng Wei | Peter Soh | Khayma Balakrishnan | Sarah Alwi | Sanjugtha Vigneswaran

Voices of Many Worlds

Voices of Many Worlds PDF Author: Fadillah Merican
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Writing a Nation

Writing a Nation PDF Author: Mohammad A. Quayum
Publisher:
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Category : Malay literature
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Fiction and Faction in the Malay World

Fiction and Faction in the Malay World PDF Author: Mohamad Rashidi Pakri
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443846511
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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This book offers a variety of essays and perspectives on some of the foreigners and traders who came to the Malay World and wrote fiction and “faction” (writing that portrays real people or events in a dramatised manner) during their sojourn – regardless of whether they continued to stay in the region, returned to their home country, or migrated to another country. The essays tend to cross generic and disciplinary boundaries as the contributors of this book are drawn from various fields within the arts and humanities, including history, geography, language and literature and translation. All of them, however, deal with colonial texts, the Malay World, or primarily cover the period from the 18th to the 20th century. Including readings of fiction, diaries, vignettes, letters written by traders or colonial officers, the uniqueness of this book lies in the personal, private and/or informal nature of the various documents studied. The encounters of these ‘outsiders’ with the ‘natives’ not only offer fascinating historical insights into the Malay World, but, to a significant degree, vividly express the views and personalities of the writers themselves, as mediated through their assigned commercial and colonial roles.

A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic

A Spoonful of Malaysian Magic PDF Author: Collin Yeoh
Publisher: Teaspoon Publishing
ISBN: 9671963471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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A burong descends from Tansang Kenyalang in the midst of a dire catastrophe. A shapeshifter frees Kedah from the dreaded Raja Bersiong only to uncover a darker secret. A woman learns to channel her family’s food magic. A young huntress of supernatural creatures charts her own path of love. This anthology of short stories offers fresh takes on Malaysian folklore and fairy tales, adds enchantment to the ordinary, and bursts with new, wonderful flavours. Stir a little spoonful of magic into your tea, whether you’re from these shores or from far away. Stories by: Collin Yeoh · Hamizah Adzmi · Ilnaz A. Faizal · Ismim Putera · Joni Chng · Joshua Lim · Julia Alba · Rowan C · Sharmilla Ganesan · Stuart Danker · Syazwani Jefferdin · Zufar Zeid

History of Modern Malay Literature

History of Modern Malay Literature PDF Author: Johan Jaaffar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indonesian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Asian Centre Anthology of Malaysian Poetry in English

Asian Centre Anthology of Malaysian Poetry in English PDF Author: Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN: 1482823748
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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Malaysian writing in English has had a history of over five decades since Malaysia attained independence. This anthology of Malaysian poetry in the English language represents the most complete single collection of poems by veteran as well as new authors to be released in recent decades. In keeping with general trends in poetry, the poets presented in this volume begin with themselves as centres of their own little worlds and then move outwards to those still close to them in different kinds of situations and relationships. They touch upon individual growth and experiences before taking the world and its concerns into their purview. Other poems explore religious and spiritual consciousness. The potential that Man has on his journey of life leads beyond his daily obsessions and takes him into realms of expanding consciousness, with the final stages of the long journey reaching the transcendental and mystical. Altogether, while providing a spectrum of recent Malaysian poetry in English, this collection also gives the reader insights into the unique voices of several generations of Malaysian poets dealing with a whole range of themes connected with their lives, universal issues and concerns.