ON MALAYSIAN LITERATURE

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  WOMEN  IN MALAYSIAN LITERATURE AND INTELLECTUALISM.Women writers have  made important contributions in the development of Malaysian literature and intellectualism. Their emergence and involvement  can be traced to the pioneering figures, Ibu Zain, Kamariah Saadon, Jahlelawati and later  Adibah Amin, Zaharah Nawawi and...

CREATIVE EXPERIECE OF A WOMAN AND A NATIONAL LAUREATE.Anyone looking for informations on women writers in Malaysian literature can refer to A JOURNEY THROUGH PROSE AND POETRY by Zurinah Hassan, Malaysian 13th national laureate and the first female writer to be conferred the award.  The book is co published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and International...

 WQUESTION:    What do you plan to speak about in Singapore at the festival? ANSWER: The importance of regional  co-operation in literature.Writers should stand together to protect their rights.  2.    What do you think of the festival theme of Jie, or world/boundary, especially with regards to the relationship...

Among the social  issue that often appear in my short stories  is the future of the younger generations. As I see it, most of them are being lulled by the less worthwhile entertainment. Perhaps the most frightening is their madness to race on the road, getting killed or permanently disabled. An example of a short story pointing out this...

I have written poems about women in the legends, but  I am also concerned  about the present situation. What happened to the legendry ladies is happening to many women in our time, though in different ways. Even today,  marriages are not  necessarily a matter of the heart. There are marriages of convenience, marriages for family...