02596aam a2200361 i 4500 vtls000813985 PNM 20200715100521.0 160908s2016 my g 000 j eng M17-00488 9789674603984 paperback RM25.00 201802140814 irfah 201802121053 hazwani 201706081422 habirah 201703281507 rasidah BNM eng BNM PNM PPAK rda klpmal 823 23 823 MAL G Malim Ghozali PK, 1949- author. A Collection of Short Stories : SONG OF SEPTEMBER / MALIM GHAZALI PK Kuala Lumpur : Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia, 2016 vi, 227 pages ; 19 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Song of September showcases twenty short stories encompassing varied subjects and characters. Whether malim portrays the common man, the marginal and the ostracised - the sailor, cobbler, the mentally deranged right up to the minister, king or a religious teacher, the inclination towards universal humanism is evident. Malim collages the pieces from the entire crevices of man’s livelihood whether they are professors or the district officer, the hobos and the lgbt community, the espouse the experiences as a reminder to the present generation, especially on issues that the hues in the corridor of history. Although several short stories in this collection are experimental in nature like “o” and “room x”, they are experiment in substance rather than structure. Malim is never an armchair writer. He romps the field to observe what he is looking for - stories that depict the cross section of life - the farmer, the vagabond, and the inexplicable love and relationship. As a result, malim travelled the corners of the world, and thus short stories like “I’m Here, Love”, “When It Rains In Bogor”, “At Suryadi’s Kantoor”, “Nyet” and “Song Of September” were penned. Malim also forays into the world of neurosis, seldom touched by other fiction writer, such as in “o” and “The Port”. Above all, short stories in this collection provide the window into Malim’s aesthetic strength in the realm of fiction. Short stories, English Malaysian fiction (English) ddc B 2000469757 823 MAL M 2000469756 823 MAL M 1001302080 2476235 1001302081 2476236 1001302082 2476237 178241 178241 0 0 LW G 2020-07-28 823 MAL A00739225 2020-07-28 00:00:00 B