Zurinah Hassan is Malaysia's National Laureate (Sasterawan Negara) acclaimed for her outstanding contributions to contemporary Malaysian literature.
A Journey Through Prose and Poetry is jointly published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and IIUM Press (International Islamic University, Malaysia).It traces Zurinah Hassan’s literary journey, creative process, and the cultural and social context of her writing. It also discusses the emergence of Malaysian women writers and her experiences as one of them.
This book is valuable because it does more than introduce her poetry—it explains how and why she writes. For readers, researchers, translators, and literary festival organisers, it provides the background needed to appreciate her work.
In this volume, Zurinah Hassan reflects on her lifelong journey as a writer, revealing the creative processes behind her poetry and short stories. She also examines the cultural and social environment that shaped the voices of Malaysian women writers, offering readers and researchers a deeper understanding of her literary philosophy and the development of modern Malay literature.
A Journey Through Prose and Poetry should become one of the cornerstone references for Zurinah Hassan international profile.












