The modern Malay : A comparative study of Katherine Sim’s Malacca Boy (1957) and Mahathir Mohamad’s The Malay Dilemma (1970)

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The modern Malay : A comparative study of Katherine Sim’s Malacca Boy (1957) and Mahathir Mohamad’s The Malay Dilemma (1970)

This article examines the representations of the modern Malay in Katherine Sim’s Malacca Boy (1957), which is set against the backdrop of historical events in British Malaya, including the Japanese Occupation. An important historical commentary on Malay life and modernising Malaya, the novel invites...

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Main Authors:	Mohamad Rashidi Mohd Pakri, Grace, V.S. Chin, Afzal, Malik Haroon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20953/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20953/1/53674-198295-1-PB.pdf

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