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When Hodder & Stoughton in the UK published by two novels in 1998 (The Flame Tree) and 2000 (Mindgame), I was pretty much the only Malaysian novelist who had been published internationally at that time. That remained the case for a few years as I wondered where everybody else was who might be scribbling away about Malaysia. And then in the last few years, I’ve been pleased to see a number of Malaysian writers making a splash on the international writing scene.
The most recent ones that come to mind are:
Tash Aw - The Harmony Silk Factory
Tan Twan Eng - The Gift of Rain
Siew-Chiah Tei - Little Hut of Leaping Fishes
It’s great to see that Malaysia is becoming known as a literary contender through these new writers and hopefully, many others coming along the way!
I’m sure there are many more Malaysian novelists who have been published internationally that I’m not aware of - please add a comment to help me compile a comprehensive list.
Photo: thanks to eshare from flickr.com (CCL)
