A. SAMAD ISMAIL JOURNALISM & POLITICS

• Other Authors: Cheah, Boon Kheng (Compiler, Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur Singamal Publishing Bureau (M) Sdn. Bhd. 1987
• Subjects: A. Samad Ismail (Abdul Samad Ismail) > 1924-; Authors, Malay > Biography > 20th century > Malaysia; Journalists > Biography > 20th century > Malaysia; Journalism > Biography > History > 20th century > Malaysia
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• Physical Description: xxvi, 258 pages illustrations 22 cm
• ISBN: 9679998649; 9679998630; 9676110280; 9789676110282

All the essays on A. Samad Ismail collected in this volume of tribute are by people who have known the man personally. There is even a long piece by his own wife. The volume also includes a generous selection of A. Samad Ismail's newspaper articles. The image of the man that emerges from these varied recollections is unforgettable. Various aspects of him are vividly revealed to us: his intellectual alertness and wide-ranging curiosity, his moral tenacity, the strength of his political conviction, the vitality and complexity of his personality. The man is presented in the round.