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Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books. Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.
Malaysian literature is typically written in any of the country's four main languages: Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil. It portrays various aspects of Malaysian life and comprises an important part of the culture of Malaysia. The earliest works of Malaysian literature were transmitted orally in the absence of writing scripts.
Tan Twan Eng (Chinese: 陳團英, b. 1972) is a Malaysian novelist who writes in English. He published his first novel, The Gift of Rain, in 2007.He is best known for his 2012 book The Garden of Evening Mists which won the Man Asian Literary Prize [1] and Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, making Tan the first Malaysian to be recognised by ...
Bernice Chauly, artist, photographer, poet, novelist, organiser of Georgetown Literary Festival for a number of years.; YZ Chin, novelist; Zen Cho (born 1986), bestselling fantasy novelist and short story writer
Author Last Author First Date Title Keppel: Henry: 1846: The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: Vol 1 [12] Keppel: Henry: 1846: The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: Vol 2 [13] Brooke: James: 1842: A letter from Borneo : with notices of the country and its inhabitants, addressed ...
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
Also: Malaysia: People: By occupation: Writers For a more comprehensive list, see list of Malaysian writers . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
Tun Leong Yew Koh (1888-1963), first Governor of Malacca, is the only Chinese ever appointed as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri in Malaysia, is the co-founder and first Secretary-General of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)