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Winners of the ITBM-PENA-BH Writing Competition

17/11/2015

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Category: Novel
1st Prize
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Title: Ah Fook
Author: Jong Chian Lai
Pages: 718
ISBN: 9789670869803

Yong Ah Fook’s family has lived in poverty for three
generations in China. Disillusioned by communism , Ah Fook travels to Borneo, leaving behind his wife and
two children, to try and acquire wealth in a foreign
land. He manages to find work in the mansion of a
Chinese kapitan when he arrives in Sarawak. However,
fate soon intervenes when Japan expands its power in
South East Asia and occupies Sarawak. Ah Fook marries
a local Chinese-Melanau woman to save her from
cruelty at the hands of Japanese soldiers. Also he
wanted to forget his own children after his wife still
back in China was forced to marry another man due to
hardship.
2nd Prize
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Sarjana Bangsa
(The Nation’s Scholar)
Author: Hasanuddin Md Isa
Pages: 329
ISBN: 9789670869735

Muhammad Isryaf Eilmy believes the strength of a
nation lies in the power of knowledge, brilliant ideas
and the efficiency of the heart to rein in its desires. As
one who provides knowledge, he projects himself as a
firm person. His determination and firm belief reveals how society can progress and be on par with other civilised nations when every member of society has a yearning for knowledge and is imbued by the teachings
of Islam.
3rd Prize
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Title: Embargo
Author: Zahari Affandi
Pages: 396
ISBN 9789670869742

Datuk Alang Bahadur plans to retain his position as a
supreme Council member of a political party. He faces
many challenges while defending his position not only from the party but also his family. The party members try to take advantage of him and at home his son has been influenced by pluralism and liberalism while his
daughter is involved with the Islamic State. Furthermore, his political enemies are trying to discredit him by highlighting his wife’s past as a dance club entertainer.

Category: Short Story
1st Prize
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Title: Pascasejarah
(Post History)
Author: Fadh Razy
Pages: 174
ISBN: 9789670869872
Pascasejarah (Post History) is a collection of dystopian and post-apocalyptic tales based on historical events. Disputes, arrogance and greed are toxins that continue to fill the cities of humanity in these twelve short stories chronologically arranged to reflect an era: Pascasejarah (Post History). Indeed, history is the shadow of the foreseeable future.
2md Prize
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Title: Lela Rentaka
Author: Syahidatul Munirah
ISBN: 9789670869872

Leela Rentaka was a small cannon in the ancient world
of Malay warriors. The boom of the cannon shook the earth and also its enemies. It was incomparable, even the Portuguese and Dutch cannons were no match.
It is common that in tales, gallantry is unsustainable
often unsustainable of them ending in darkness. History
is written by the victors while the vanquished are obliterated by the passage of time. Leela Rentaka is the author’s debut collection of short stories to retell long forgotten tales of a glorious past.
3rd Prize
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Title: Pembunuh Anarki
(The Anarchy Assassin)
Author: Jasni Matlani
Pages: 129
ISBN: 9789670798943

This collection of short stories highlights the author's reaction to power struggles in the postmodern world. The stories unfold against a background inspired by historical facts and events.

Category: Poetry
1st Prize
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Title: Dondang Pembukaan
(Introductory Ballad)
Author: Lutfi Ishak
Pages: 67
ISBN: 9789670869636

Dondang Pembukaan (Introductory Ballad) expresses the poet’s conviction about the thought provoking issues often discussed in society. The poems are arranged chronologically to trace a young man’s spiritual and intellectual journey to seek the truth in a tumultuous world.
2nd Prize
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Title: Matahari Itu Jauh
(The Far Reaches of the
Sun)
Author: Rosli K. Matari
ISBN: 9789670869667

This collection of 56 poems reflects the poet’s memories, experiences, observations and thought through his journey from Medan, Kabanjahe,
Sibolangit, Penatapan, Brastagi to Sipiopiso and Lake
Toba in north Sumatra at the end of 2014
3rd Prize
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Title: Dongeng Perkebunan
(Tales of the Garden)
Author: Jasni Matlani
Pages: 46
ISBN: 9789670869469

One of the poems in this collection of 46 poems contains the line – siang mencari matahari yang tak pemah ada, (the day looking for the sun that never appears) which is metaphor for self-discovery. The poet hopes that the reader will gain valuable ideas from these poems to make them more compassionate and considerate to others in this garden.

ITBM - Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books)
PENA - Persatuan Penulis Nasional Malaysia (National Association of Writers, Malaysia)
BH - Berita Harian, daily Malay newspaper

For more information, contact: Mr Sakri Abdullah, General Manager, email: sakri@itbm.com.my

This listing was taken from the Malaysia @Frankfurt 2015 tabloid, published by the Majlis Buku Kebangsaan Malaysia (MBKM) - National Book Council of Malaysia as part of their initiative to promote Malaysian companies, authors and books at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015.
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