Antologi Cerpen Di Balik Tirai Besi (An Anthology of Short Stories Behind the Iron Curtain, 2016)

A collection of short stories written in Malay by Malaysian female prisoners with diverse themes from love, family conflicts and environmental issues

This collection of short stories in Malay is the result of FRGS, a national research grant by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia in which 4 researchers ran a special creative writing module using literary, spiritual and counselling approaches to encourage female prisoners to write creatively. An impact study was done and it was found that the project improved their sense of efficacy and sense of identity. A prisoner who could not write well was so motivated that she could finish up her story in Malay and another who spoke and wrote no Malay bought a Malay dictionary to enable her to write in Malay and her story is featured in the anthology.

Publisher: ITBM  ISBN: 978-967-460-282-6

Publication Year: 2016

Format/Pages/Dimensions : Paperback 157 pages/Weight 162g

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