Parameters of Malaysian identity in the novels of Lloyd Fernando and K S Maniam
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Article Title | Parameters of Malaysian identity in the novels of Lloyd Fernando and K S Maniam |
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ERA Journal ID | 18720 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Wicks, Peter |
Journal Title | Asian Profile |
Journal Citation | 30 (1), pp. 27-36 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2002 |
Publisher | Asian Research Service |
Place of Publication | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
ISSN | 0304-8675 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.asianresearchservice.com/Asianprofile.htm |
Abstract | This paper focuses on the works of two leading Malaysian novelists, Lloyd Fernando and K S Maniam, of Eurasian and Tamil descent respectively. Both of these men have published two novels to date, and both have developed themes pertinent to the identity of the land in which they live, and the peoples who live there, those whom the inimitable Dennis Bloodworth once termed the “mythical Malaysians.” The novels by Fernando and Maniam confirm that the parameters of Malaysian identity were, and remain, communally defined and exclusionist. In the contemporary world of nation-states, not all colonization is externally inspired. |
Keywords | Lloyd, Fernando, Maniam, Malaysian literature, Malaysian identity, Malaysia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470529. South-East Asian literature (excl. Indonesian) |
Public Notes | No response to requests for copyright permission from publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y22v/parameters-of-malaysian-identity-in-the-novels-of-lloyd-fernando-and-k-s-maniam
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