The Fiction Of Colonial Malaya
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Author |
: Mohamad Rashidi Pakri |
Publisher |
: Penerbit USM |
Total Pages |
: 185 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789838618687 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9838618683 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Fiction of Colonial Malaya (Penerbit USM) by : Mohamad Rashidi Pakri
This highly original and – indeed bound to become seminal – study by Dr Mohammad RashidiPakri takes the student and scholar of Malaysian and world literature on a highly stimulating literary adventure as daring as those undertaken by the four authors he examines, Frank Swettenham, Hugh Clifford, George Maxwell and Anthony Burgess. For so long the unique case of colonial Malaya’s literary output, by these representatives of empire, have been harshly and simplistically judged merely because their works were penned at the height of Britain’s imperial project. Dr Pakri has now elevated the discourse and convincingly illustrated how these texts now become welcome additions to the postcolonial canon, once we begin to view the works on their own terms with the tools we have out our disposal today. The Fiction of Colonial Malaya makes an invaluable contribution to a more fulsome appreciation of the intricacies of colonial Malaya’s literary responses to its place in history and indeed to Malaysia’s place in world literature. Dr Wilhelm Snyman, Senior Lecturer in the School of Literatures and Languages, University of Cape Town, South Africa This is an important survey of a neglected chapter in literary history. The critical focus of postcolonialism has hitherto largely avoided a consideration of the considerable body of Anglophone fiction that emerged from pre-independence Malaya. This study rectifies that omission, offering an illuminating assessment of the work of four major writers, and arguing persuasively for the re-evaluation of their writing as part of a more general account of the development of Malaysian culture. This book makes a vital contribution to its field, and will be a valuable resource for scholars in search of an authoritative guide to the way the country was represented in the writings of its colonial masters. Dr Rob Spence, Associate Head of Department, English and History Edge Hill University, UK
Author |
: Anthony Burgess |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 516 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0393309436 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780393309430 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Long Day Wanes by : Anthony Burgess
Set in postwar Malaya at the time when people and governments alike are bemused and dazzled by the turmoil of independence, this three-part novel is rich in hilarious comedy and razor-sharp in observation. The protagonist of the work is Victor Crabbe, a teacher in a multiracial school in a squalid village, who moves upward in position as he and his wife maintain a steady decadent progress backward. A sweetly satiric look at the twilight days of colonialism.
Author |
: Mohamad Rashidi Pakri |
Publisher |
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 2013-02-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781443846516 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1443846511 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fiction and Faction in the Malay World by : Mohamad Rashidi Pakri
This book offers a variety of essays and perspectives on some of the foreigners and traders who came to the Malay World and wrote fiction and “faction” (writing that portrays real people or events in a dramatised manner) during their sojourn – regardless of whether they continued to stay in the region, returned to their home country, or migrated to another country. The essays tend to cross generic and disciplinary boundaries as the contributors of this book are drawn from various fields within the arts and humanities, including history, geography, language and literature and translation. All of them, however, deal with colonial texts, the Malay World, or primarily cover the period from the 18th to the 20th century. Including readings of fiction, diaries, vignettes, letters written by traders or colonial officers, the uniqueness of this book lies in the personal, private and/or informal nature of the various documents studied. The encounters of these ‘outsiders’ with the ‘natives’ not only offer fascinating historical insights into the Malay World, but, to a significant degree, vividly express the views and personalities of the writers themselves, as mediated through their assigned commercial and colonial roles.
Author |
: Mohamad Rashidi Pakri |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 126 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822041346347 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Fiction of Colonial Malaya by : Mohamad Rashidi Pakri
Author |
: Philip Holden |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015050289688 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Modern Subjects/colonial Texts by : Philip Holden
Holden reveals how the experience as a colonial administrator made Clifford suspicious of the economic expediency which often underlies the rhetoric of mission and duty."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: Yoon Wah Wong |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 182 |
Release |
: 2002-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789814518321 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9814518328 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Post-colonial Chinese Literatures In Singapore And Malaysia by : Yoon Wah Wong
This is the first book to present in English a history of post-colonial and diasporic Chinese literatures in Singapore and Malaysia. The 12 essays collected in it provide an in-depth study of the emergence of the new Chinese literatures by looking at the origins, the themes, the major authors and their works, and how the creativity is closely connected with the experience of immigration and colonialization and the challenge of the post-colonial world. In examining a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the cultures of diasporic Chinese and post-colonial society, the author shows that each of the new literatures has its own traditions which reflect local social, political and cultural history. The essays also show that the literature of Singapore or Malaysia has a tradition of its own, and writers of world class. Besides the Chinese literary tradition, a native literary tradition has been created successfully.
Author |
: Anthony Milner |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 2002-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521003563 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521003568 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya by : Anthony Milner
This innovative book is a pioneering study of political debate in an important Southeast Asian society. Now available in paperback it re-examines the formative period in Malay nationalism and argues against using nationalism as the paradigm of analysis.'This magnificent book is certainly essential reading for Malaysianists and Malaysians interested in the intrigues and mystique of Malay politics, in the past and at present.' Shamsul, A.B., Asian Studies Review'The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaya is a model of its kind and will undoubtedly become a landmark in Malaysian studies and an example to those in other fields. It is a stylish and highly readable essay in cultural history.' William R Roff, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Author |
: Hanna Alkaf |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2021-04-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781534426092 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1534426094 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Weight of Our Sky by : Hanna Alkaf
Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother.
Author |
: Yangsze Choo |
Publisher |
: Flatiron Books |
Total Pages |
: 469 |
Release |
: 2019-02-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250175441 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250175445 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Night Tiger by : Yangsze Choo
The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world.” —Kirkus (starred review) An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother’s Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master’s dying wish: that Ren find the man’s finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master’s soul will wander the earth forever. As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren’s increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Yangsze Choo's The Night Tiger pulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible. "A work of incredible beauty... Astoundingly captivating and striking... A transcendent story of courage and connection." —Booklist (starred review)
Author |
: Syed Aljunied |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 2015-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781609091828 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1609091825 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Radicals by : Syed Aljunied
Radicals tells the story of a group of radical Malay men and women from ordinary social backgrounds who chose to oppose foreign rule of their homeland, knowing full well that by embarking on this path of resistance, they would risk imprisonment or death. Their ranks included teachers, journalists, intellectuals, housewives, peasants, preachers, and youths. They formed, led, and contributed to the founding of political parties, grassroots organizations, unions, newspapers, periodicals, and schools that spread their ideas across the country in the aftermath of the Great Depression, when colonialism was at its height and evident in all areas of life in their country. But when their efforts to uproot foreign dominance faltered in the face of the sanctions the state imposed upon them, some of these radicals chose to take up arms, while others engaged in aggressive protests and acts of civil disobedience to uphold their rights. While some died fighting and hundreds were incarcerated, many lived to resist colonialism until their country attained its independence in August 1957, all of these Malay radicals were devoted to becoming free men and women and to claiming their right to be treated as equals in a world riddled with prejudice and contradictions. Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied's innovative study brings to light the less charted and unanalyzed terrain of the radical experience—becoming and being radical. He argues that the experiences and histories of radicals in colonial Malaya can be elucidated in a more nuanced way by interrogating them alongside evolving local and global circumstances and by analyzing them through the lenses of a set of overarching and interconnected mobilizing concepts—a set of ideas, visions, and notions that the radicals used to reason and justify their advent—that were internalized, lived, and utilized in the course of their activism. These mobilizing concepts were their weapons and armor, employed to organize, strategize, protect, and consolidate themselves when menaced by the tentacles of the colonial state as they embarked upon the agonizing path towards independence. Those interested in Malaysian history, colonial history, radical movements, and resistance groups will enjoy this fascinating study.