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Magical Tome
- First published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Pages
- 492 pages
- ISBN
- 9780824823047
Writing a New Society
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About this book
"Writing a New Society is the first extended study of the novel in Malay and is a groundbreaking study of the relationship between social change and literary practice. The book traces the emergence of the genre from the 1920s and, drawing on 26 of Malaysia's best-known novels, argues that the form was developed as a vehicle for transforming Malay ideas about themselves and their society. Virginia Hooker focuses on the underlying anxiety about racial identity, which underpins much of Malay writing and examines how ethnic identity is constructed and expressed."--BOOK JACKET.
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Horror / Dark Elements
Romance
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LGBTQ+ Representation
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