@inbook{d1e41d68802c420f93f020de5fa7e9f5,
title = "Introduction: In a Bunga Raya Park—The State of Malaysian Anglophone Literature",
abstract = "The objective of this introduction is twofold: firstly, to illustrate the state of Malaysian Anglophone literature, and secondly, to elucidate the aims, structure, and scope of the book. In the first section, I will provide an outline of the inception and evolution of the tradition, explain its failures and achievements, and expound on the sociopolitical and cultural factors that challenge writers. In the second section, I will introduce the chapters, explain my rationale for putting together this book, and recount the book{\textquoteright}s design as well as some of its recurring themes: ethnicity, gender, diaspora, and nationalism...",
keywords = "Malaysian literature in English, Malaysian Anglophone literature",
author = "Mohammad Quayum",
year = "2021",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-981-16-5020-8",
series = "Asia in Transition",
publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
pages = "ix--xxix",
editor = "Mohammad Quayum",
booktitle = "Reading Malaysian Literature in English",
}