Salina

• Main Author: A. Samad Said 1935- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Wangsa Maju,Kuala Lumpur ITBM 2014
• Edition: Print book : Fiction : Spanish
• Subjects: Malay fiction > Translations into Spanish; Malay literature; Malaysian fiction
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• Item Description: Koleksi Sasterawan
• Physical Description: xiii, 570 pages illustrations 23 cm
• ISBN: 9789674303686

Salina describes the chronicles of the picturesque life of a small community after World War II, focusing on the Malayos of Kampung Kambing. The author aptly portrays poverty, moral ruin and the struggle for survival among the destruction after the War. The short period of Japanese rule in Singapore and the suffering of the community as a result of the war left a strong imprint on Abdul Samad Said, who at the time was still a child. Remember details of that experience to illustrate the situation of the Malays and Indonesians who were drifting from one place to another or working as laborers in Singapore. This is not an entirely new subject in Malaya literature, but Abdul Samad Said has shown his art by recapturing this period in an artistic way through dialogue and the actions of his characters - they are real people, not puppets, with attributes defined in white and black. Abdul Samad Said demonstrates his artistic abilities through close observation by deeply delving into the moral and cultural behavior of his characters.