Author: Othman Wok
Publisher: Epigram Books
ISBN: 9814901717
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Years before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Singapore and Malaysia. Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society: signing the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, overseeing the construction of Singapore’s first large-scale sporting arena, working to advance the quality of social welfare services, developing the Mosque Building Fund, and being (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong) “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore”, among many other accomplishments. In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter for Utusan Melayu and Mustika magazine between 1952 and 1956. These stories were fantastically popular, making him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales may have been the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language. A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online)
A Mosque in the Jungle
Author: Othman Wok
Publisher: Epigram Books
ISBN: 9814901717
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Years before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Singapore and Malaysia. Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society: signing the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, overseeing the construction of Singapore’s first large-scale sporting arena, working to advance the quality of social welfare services, developing the Mosque Building Fund, and being (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong) “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore”, among many other accomplishments. In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter for Utusan Melayu and Mustika magazine between 1952 and 1956. These stories were fantastically popular, making him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales may have been the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language. A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online)
Publisher: Epigram Books
ISBN: 9814901717
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Years before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Singapore and Malaysia. Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society: signing the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, overseeing the construction of Singapore’s first large-scale sporting arena, working to advance the quality of social welfare services, developing the Mosque Building Fund, and being (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong) “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore”, among many other accomplishments. In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter for Utusan Melayu and Mustika magazine between 1952 and 1956. These stories were fantastically popular, making him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales may have been the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language. A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online)
A Mosque in the Jungle
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789814901703
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789814901703
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
Author: Richard M. Eaton
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520917774
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East India Company rose to political dominance there, Eaton explores these moving frontiers, focusing especially on agrarian growth and religious change.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520917774
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East India Company rose to political dominance there, Eaton explores these moving frontiers, focusing especially on agrarian growth and religious change.
Statistical and Geographical Report of the 24-Pergunnahs District
Author: Ralph Smyth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : 24-Parganas (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : 24-Parganas (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Archæological Survey of India
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
1902/03 includes list: Archaeological reports published under official authority.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
1902/03 includes list: Archaeological reports published under official authority.
Bengal District Gazetteers
Author: Bengal (India)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Bengal District Gazetteers
Author: Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788172681937
Category : 24-Parganas (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788172681937
Category : 24-Parganas (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A Statistical Account of Bengal
Author: W. W. Hunter
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385204143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385204143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Studies in Islamic Historiography
Author: Sami G. Massoud
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004415297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Studies in Islamic Historiography: Essays in Honour of Professor Donald P. Little examines historiographical production in a variety of milieus and traditions, from the classical to the early modern periods.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004415297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Studies in Islamic Historiography: Essays in Honour of Professor Donald P. Little examines historiographical production in a variety of milieus and traditions, from the classical to the early modern periods.
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
Author: Richard Maxwell Eaton
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520080775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East India Company rose to political dominance there, Eaton explores these moving frontiers, focusing especially on agrarian growth and religious change.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520080775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does such a religious conversion take place? Richard Eaton uses archaeological evidence, monuments, narrative histories, poetry, and Mughal administrative documents to trace the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations. Moving from the year 1204, when Persianized Turks from North India annexed the former Hindu states of the lower Ganges delta, to 1760, when the British East India Company rose to political dominance there, Eaton explores these moving frontiers, focusing especially on agrarian growth and religious change.