Post-Independence Malay novels
Independence served as a catalyst for important changes in the Malay novel. The widening of the literary horizon, promotion of novel writing through competitions, the increased economic viability of novel publication, and a marked increase in the number of novelists, served to entrench the position of the novel in the Malay literary world. Recording the spirit of the age with a range of thematic preoccupations and varied perspectives, modern Malay novels make up a respected genre, and give an insight into a Malay tradition of storytelling.
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- Growth from seeds of disillusionment
- Modern Malay values
