This book provides information on Malaysian literature written in Malay, Chinese and English from different periods. The themes explored range from gender, ethnicity, religion, language and identity to nationalism and transnationalism. Readers as well as researchers will find the book a rich source of information on Malaysian literature, history and culture. It may be published in 2009 but it will give you a good sense of Malaysian history, culture and literature.
Publisher: IIUM Press ISBN: 978-983-3855-94-0
Publication Year: 2009
Format/Pages/Dimensions : 306 pages/31 cm x 22 cm x 3 cm |
Additional Information :
"An informative book on one of the vast ASEAN writing literatures"
“(The) book is a significant addition to the other volumes in the Thammasat University Libraries about Malaysian literatures”
Thammasat University, Thailand
http://203.131.219.167/km2559/2017/12/24/new-books-understanding-malaysian-literature/#more-26201
"A genuinely written by writers and compilers "
“(The book) brings literature written in Malay and literatures written in non-indigenous languages together on an equal level, believing “that as long as a work is by a Malaysian writer and deals with Malaysian experiences and Malaysian immigration, no matter what linguistic or literary category it belongs to, it still comes within the scope of Malaysian literature, be it in the category of ‘Sectional Literature’ or ‘National Literature’”
Dr Antonio Paoliello, Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona In Narrating Ethnic Relations in Sinophone
"Comprehensively had brought in vast Malaysia’s literatures in different local languages"
“The role of literature in forging and maintaining a nation's identity is always complex, and it is made more so when that literature reflects a variety of languages. Too often these languages and literatures bunker down as separate entities. Globalisation has given new impetus to matters of identity, nation and language, as have the most recent elections. That makes this book very timely, and in bringing together consideration of Malaysia's literatures in all its main languages, Writing a Nation plays an important part in building Malaysia's sense of itself, and of its literature as richly interactive.”
Dennis Haskell, Professor of English, Communications & Cultural Studies University of Western Austr
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/1/Writing_A_Nation.pdf
"Well-inclusive poems of Malaysian cultures"
“Writing a Nation: Essays on Malaysian Literature is comprehensive on the multifarious nature of the Malaysian experience in literature. The focus on nationalism and the inclusiveness of Malaysian literary writings in Malay, Chinese, and English make this critical work truly groundbreaking. Mohammad A. Quayum and Nor Faridah Abdul Manaf have introduced an approach that can be used to study other national/postcolonial literature of the world.” “A truly groundbreaking book”
Tanure OJaide, Frank Porter Graham Professor of Africana Studies and English University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4437/1/Writing_A_Nation.pdf
"Filled with spacious contents of literary debates "
“The debate about national literature was given premium space in Writing a Nation (Quayum and Nor Faridah ,2009). Both these well-known English writers presented both views; arguing for a national literature and that of a paradigm shift. Indeed, their approach is ground breaking in a sense that they are of the opinion that as long as the work is by a Malaysian writer and deals with Malaysian experiences and Malaysian imagination, no matter what linguistic or literary category it belongs to, it comes within the scope of Malaysian literature. It is an embracing approach, and bearing in mind the general agreement to the arguments put forth by the ‘nationalist’ viewpoint, the pragmatic one should be given consideration.”
Che Husna Azhari* and Wan Ikhlas Wan Mohtar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and National Defence University of Malaysia * Featured writer in the Singapore Writers’ Festival 2013
http://jauharkalam.blogspot.com/2013/05/ties-that-bind-binds-of-south-east-asia.html
"A delicate piece of writing"
“I like the poems in there very much. I like the style of writing too. Simple, lucid, articulate and unpretentious.”
Che Husna Azhari
http://jauharkalam.blogspot.com/2009/12/nor-faridahs-art-of-naming.html
"Simply enjoyable"
“I really like this book. It is clear, simple but deep and funny”
Daniel Abdul-Hayy Moore, late American poet, Philadelphia
"Creative, charm and enjoyable "
“A very interesting book which is very clear in mind and expression. The writer’s humour and criticism have charm and satire. The book is enjoyable, like travelling”
Kazuko Shiraishi, award winning Japanese poet, Tokyo
"Kualiti penulisan yang puitis, ironic dan tajam"
“Suatu cara berfikir yang puitis, ironic. Mata penelitian yang tajam, jujur dan dramatik.”
Prof Emeritus Muhammad Haji Salleh, Sasterawan Negara, Malaysia