Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature
Sharing Borders, Volume 2 in the Writing Asia Series, is the most comprehensive account to date of Singaporean and Malaysian literatures in English. Apart from the assessment of single authors, surveys and special topics, it provides essential background, traces origins and early development, the wa...
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Singapore National Library Board and Singapore National Arts Council
2009
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| author2 | Quayum, Mohammad Abdul |
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| description | Sharing Borders, Volume 2 in the Writing Asia Series, is the most comprehensive account to date of Singaporean and Malaysian literatures in English. Apart from the assessment of single authors, surveys and special topics, it provides essential background, traces origins and early development, the way significant themes in the life of the two nations have evolved and been articulated, and how succeeding generations of writers – especially in Singapore – show greater freedom and confidence exploiting the possibilities of their language. Each of the two Parts has a substantial Introduction and essays by thirty scholars and practitioners who include some of the most distinguished names in the field. |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | iium-48012014-11-14T02:05:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4801/ Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature PI Oriental languages and literatures Sharing Borders, Volume 2 in the Writing Asia Series, is the most comprehensive account to date of Singaporean and Malaysian literatures in English. Apart from the assessment of single authors, surveys and special topics, it provides essential background, traces origins and early development, the way significant themes in the life of the two nations have evolved and been articulated, and how succeeding generations of writers – especially in Singapore – show greater freedom and confidence exploiting the possibilities of their language. Each of the two Parts has a substantial Introduction and essays by thirty scholars and practitioners who include some of the most distinguished names in the field. Singapore National Library Board and Singapore National Arts Council Quayum, Mohammad Abdul Wong, Phui Nam 2009-08 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4801/1/Sharing_Borders.pdf Quayum, Mohammad Abdul and Wong, Phui Nam, eds. (2009) Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature. Writing Asia: The Literatures in Englishes, 2 (1). Singapore National Library Board and Singapore National Arts Council, Singapore. ISBN 978 981 08 3910 9 |
| spellingShingle | PI Oriental languages and literatures Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature |
| title | Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature |
| title_full | Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature |
| title_fullStr | Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature |
| title_short | Sharing borders: studies in contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian literature |
| title_sort | sharing borders: studies in contemporary singaporean-malaysian literature |
| topic | PI Oriental languages and literatures |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/4801/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4801/1/Sharing_Borders.pdf |