New Books to be Read in Library!

The Sakura Petals Unfold

By: Arena Wati

Japanese women are noted fro their gentle and courteous ways in as much as they are renowned for their loyalty towards their male counterparts. But that sense of loyalty is no longer considered an honour by Japanese women who are now exposed to modern ways of life influenced by the West. Thay have risen to demolish the egoism of the Japanese male.

Synopsis:
The sense of loyalty inculcated in the women of Dai Nihon over the centuries has become a controversy and vehemently opposed. michiko boldly rejected the corpse of her dead husband who commited "harakiri" along with his pregnant female companion. What was the reaction of Japanese men to this? Consequently, Tokyo and Kyoto suffered from a series of explosions and fires that which almost destroyed these cities. Who were involved in this work of destruction?

Arena Wati has successfully exposed the stratification of the society of the Japanese and their culture. His characters and their actions are examined in the minutest of detail to enable readers to understand circumstances of life in that country. Most interesting indeed is the presence of Malay characters in the midst of societal turbulance in industrial Japan.


Blood And Tears

By: Keris Mas

Blood and Tears is a collection of short-stories that express sometimes directly and sometimes impilicity events or everyday occurences intervowen in the turbulent march of history in Malaya and later Malaysia. The intristic elements of these short-stories represent a creative record of the author's environment, albeit indirectly, which glowingly illustrate the background, aspirations and mind of the author over a broad span of time in the history of this land.

Puppets

By: Hatta Azad Khan

Puppets contains five of Hatta Azad Khan's plays: "The Corpse", "Puppets", "Jebat", "The Chair" and "The Station". He wrote these works in a period of 10 years from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s when he was a university student and later on when he began his career as a lecturer, also at a university.










Children of this Land

By: Noordin Hassan

Children of this Land amplifies and solidifies Noordin Hassan's (the author) unique form and blend of modern Malay theatre. This "play within a play" potryas a wide panorama of multinational characters that exemplifies the good and the bad, the traitor and the nationalist, the selfish and the sacrificing. The characters include Malays, Chinese, English and Japanese, thus stressing the fact that Malaysia is a multiracial nation.

Children of this Land is indeed a sophisticated work full of multilevelled posibilities and varied interpretations.





Malay Literature of the 19th Century

By: Siti Hawa Haji Salleh

This book represents an in-depth of traditional Malay
literature based on various categories of literature written and copied in the 19th century, texts of critical studies carried out on anumber of these works of literature, and critical studies and general evaluations pertainingto various aspects of traditional Malay literature by researchers of literature, history, anthropology, sociology, political science and other literary theories. In addition, this book presents a detailed study of the characteristics of traditional Malay literature by focusing on aspects that involve the study of texts, aspects of writing, aspects of works, authorship, Malay authors and forms of traditional Malay literature.




Over 500 Stunning Facts

Synopsis:
This book contains over 500 stunning facts that maybe most of us didn't even know. Surely you didn't know that peanut butter is the best way to clean gums from our hair and clothes? Get the facts that you've never known before from this book!












Poems of A Sinner

By: A. Wahab Ali

Poems of a Sinner is a collection by A. Wahab Ali as he discovers the beautiful and the fresh, in undefined questions and presentations, rich in expressions and experiences as seen by the Malay. Composed in various locations in Southeast Asia between 1974-1977, these poems reflect the individuality and the tradition of his people.

With this collection, this poet-scholar sings the heart-song of his people, contributing significantly to the treasury of Malay literature.











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