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Keris Mas. Keris Mas (10 June 1922 – 9 March 1992), born Kamaluddin Muhamad, was a prominent Malaysian literary figure and was one of the founders of the As as '50 literary movement. His numerous contributions to Malay language literature (especially in the short story form) led him to become Malaysia 's first National Laureate in 1981.
Nationality. Malaysian. Citizenship. Malaysia. Years active. 1951-2001. Notable awards. S.E.A. Write Award (1982) Wan Osman Wan Awang, also known by his pen name Usman Awang ( Jawi: عثمان اواڠ, 12 July 1929 – 29 November 2001) was a Malaysian poet, playwright, novelist and Malaysian National Laureate (1983).
Abdul Samad bin Mohamed Said (born 9 April 1935) [1] [2] is a Malaysian novelist and poet. In May 1976, he was named by Malaysia literature communities and many of the country's linguists as the Pejuang Sastera [Literary Exponent] receiving, within the following decade, the 1979 Southeast Asia Write Award and, in 1986, in appreciation of his continuous writings and contributions to the nation ...
Zurinah Hassan was born in Alor Setar, Kedah. She studied at the Universiti Sains Malaysia for the first degree. After working for fifteen years, she took an early retirement to devote her time writing. Besides writing she also pursued a master's degree at Universiti Putra Malaysia and later a PhD degree at University of Malaya. [1]
Sajak’s speech was the exclamation point on a final episode that paid homage to him and featured one fewer puzzle than normal so Sajak could have time at the end to speak. To make up for it, the ...
Salmi Manja. Saleha binti Abdul Rashid (24 July 1937 – 26 December 2023), better known by her pen name Salmi Manja, was a Malaysian novelist, poet, and journalist. She was among the first Malaysian professional women writers and best known for her 1960 novel Hari Mana Bulan Mana (What Day What Month). [1] Femininity, women's issues, and Islam ...
Pat Sajak will soon be taking his final spin as host of Wheel of Fortune.The 77-year-old record holder for the longest time spent as a host for the same game show has shot his final episode, which ...
Shahnon was born on 13 January 1933 as the youngest child to a peasant family in Banggol-Derdap, Sik, Kedah; his father Ahmad Abu Bakar hailed from Medan in the Dutch East Indies while Kelsum Mohd Saman was a Pattani native whose father came to settle in Malaya from Kampong Poseng in southern Thailand in the late 19th century.