A JOURNEY Through Prose and Poetry

• Main Author: Zurinah Hassan 1949- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: Malay; English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 2018
• Edition: Print book : Biography : English
• Subjects: Zurinah Hassan > 1949-; Malay literature; Malay poetry; Short stories, Malay
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• Physical Description: xiv, 193 pages illustrations 22 cm
• ISBN: 9789834919795

Zurinah hassan is the first malaysia female writer to be conferred the title national laureate. she received the S.E.A. write award in 2004 and the sunthorn phu award (asean poetry prize) in 2013. zurinah wrote in various genres and has produced collections of poem, short stories, a novel, literary studies and memoir. in this book Zurinah traces her involvement in the world of literature and the creative processes in the production of her words, especially poems and short stories. previously she had written two books on her artistic undertakings. however this book highlight the cultural background and social challenges faced by women writers in projecting their voices. the book touched on the early development of modern malay literature and the emergence of malaysian women writers and their struggles in pursing their ambition.