Thursday, November 19, 2015

'Grandma' grabs Malaysian literary prize

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) announced the winners of Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia or Malaysian Premier Literary Prize (HSPM) at their headquaters in Kuala Lumpur today. This is the most pretigious of book and literary works prize in Malaysia with three categories.

The best novel is Nenek (Grandmother*) by Razali Endun, while for the compilation of short story, the judges choose Langit Tidak Berbintang di Ulu Slim (Sky Without Stars in Ulu Slim*) by Malim Ghozali Pk. Malim Ghozali who I mentioned before grabed an atention when his novel, Tree of Sorrow was nominated for long list of Dublin International Literary Award 2016.

The winners whose also listed are Dr Mohamad Saleeh Rahamad for his literary review, Oksidentalisme dalam Sastera Melayu sebelum Merdeka hingga Era Mahathir Mohamad; Ahmad Muzaffar Baharudin (poetry anthology, Jaulah Sampai Syurga) and Mohamed Salleh Lamry (biography, Biografi Ishak Shaari: Pejuang Bumi Semua Manusia).

And HSPM also consisted by literary works in various genres such as short story, poem, drama and children/teenager literature.

Read: Nenek ungguli Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia 2014

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