Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature

Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature

This book provides a collection of essays on literature in three different languages in Malaysia: Malay, Chinese and English. There are essays that investigate Malay writers and works from the different periods, and several that examine writers and works in English. There is one essay that interroga...

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Other Authors: Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2009
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PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL5101 Malay
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/
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spelling iium-44372011-12-12T05:03:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/ Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL5101 Malay This book provides a collection of essays on literature in three different languages in Malaysia: Malay, Chinese and English. There are essays that investigate Malay writers and works from the different periods, and several that examine writers and works in English. There is one essay that interrogates the “Mahua” literary critics. The themes explored in the chapters range from gender, ethnicity, religion, language and identity to nationalism and transnationalism. However, majority of the essays address, in one way or another, the issue of Malaysian nationalism and how Malaysia should form its national identity. With its inclusive approach, the book is likely to set a new direction in Malaysian literary criticism, and create a better sense of unity among the writers. Readers, as well as researchers, will find the book a rich source of information on Malaysian literature, history and culture. IIUM Press Quayum, Mohammad Abdul Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah 2009 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/1/Writing_A_Nation.pdf Quayum, Mohammad Abdul and Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah, eds. (2009) Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 9789833855940 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/223-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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PL5101 Malay
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Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature
description This book provides a collection of essays on literature in three different languages in Malaysia: Malay, Chinese and English. There are essays that investigate Malay writers and works from the different periods, and several that examine writers and works in English. There is one essay that interrogates the “Mahua” literary critics. The themes explored in the chapters range from gender, ethnicity, religion, language and identity to nationalism and transnationalism. However, majority of the essays address, in one way or another, the issue of Malaysian nationalism and how Malaysia should form its national identity. With its inclusive approach, the book is likely to set a new direction in Malaysian literary criticism, and create a better sense of unity among the writers. Readers, as well as researchers, will find the book a rich source of information on Malaysian literature, history and culture.
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title Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature
title_short Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature
title_full Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature
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title_full_unstemmed Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature
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publisher IIUM Press
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/
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