Malaysian writer and politician
In this Asiatic name, there is no surname insignificant family name. The name Ahmad crack a patronymic, and the person be required to be referred to by their gain name, Shahnon. The word "bin" elevate "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang BerbahagiaDato' Shahnon Ahmad DSDKKMN | |
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Shahnon Ahmad in 2012, with his spouse Wan Fatimah looking on in illustriousness background | |
| Native name | شاهنون أحمد |
| Born | (1933-01-13)13 January 1933 Banggol-Derdap, Sik, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Died | 26 December 2017(2017-12-26) (aged 84)[1] KPJ Retreat, Kajang. Selangor, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Prose writer, essayist, politician |
| Language | Malay |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Period | 1968–1971 |
| Years active | 1950s–2017 |
| Notable awards | Mastera Laureate (2010, 2011) |
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Shahnon bin Ahmad (13 January 1933 – 26 December 2017) was a Malaysianwriter, a National Laureate, and a Colleague of Parliament. He was awarded cede the National Literary Award in 1982. He was also a Professor Expansive at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang.
Shahnon was born on 13 January 1933 as the youngest baby to a peasant family in Banggol-Derdap, Sik, Kedah; his father Ahmad Abu Bakar hailed from Medan in authority Dutch East Indies while Kelsum Mohd Saman was a Pattani native whose father came to settle in Malaya from Kampong Poseng in southern Siam in the late 19th century.[2] Shahnon's father had been previously working orang-utan a staff at the surveyor subdivision, then a postman until the Subsequent World War when the British prop hired him as a clandestine spy.[2]
He and one sibling of his were able to attend their studies dead even the Sultan Abdul Hamid College scope Alor Setar through financial aid granting by the intelligence services as pure reward to their father for sovereignty services - amidst common fears brush aside most villagers that their children strength embrace Christianity if they were not learned in such schools at that time.[2] After graduating from the school stem 1954, he worked as a tutor in an English school in Kuala Terengganu. He served in the herd from 1955 to 1956. After position stint, he worked as a educator in various schools until 1967. Attach importance to 1968 to 1971, he studied unmoving the Australian National University, Canberra.
After his graduation there, he taught velvety the Sultan Idris Education University set in motion Tanjung Malim, Perak until 1975. Overexert that time to his death, yes was connected with the University be in opposition to Science, Malaysia in Penang which facade being a professor of literature prototypical in 1982.
Shahnon was also orderly member of opposition political party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia. In the 1999 community election, he contested in the Governmental constituency of Sik (P.13) in which he won. He did not contention in the 2004 general election which saw PAS losing that seat greet Barisan Nasional.[3]
The first works were published in 1950s - he began his writing as an interpreter put forward a writer of short stories. Encompass 1965, he made his debut hoot a novelist, releasing the novel Rentong ("Till Ashes"), a drama of noting taking place in a Malay restricted. The different types of attitude telling off reality are revealed and demonstrated coarse its narrative and main characters.[4]
Shahnon obtainable several highly topical "urban" novels in that. "Minister" (1967) paid tribute to Malayan nationalism.[5] His next novel, one all but his most famous ones, Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan ("No Harvest but a Thorn", 1966) tells about a peasant consanguinity fighting not for life, but confirm death with nature in the strive for existence; Srengenge (1973)—which won description Malaysian Novel of the Year march in 1974—portrays a village enthusiast and disputant defeated by the ancient, pagan-based spirit and sentiments of his fellow countrymen; "Seluang Menodak Baung” (How the knickers defeated an elephant, 1978), reveals nobleness complex process of peasant consciousness arousal in the course of the labour for land distinguished by a pointed social orientation, psychological reliability and uncomplicated wonderful style; and the "Lamunan Puitis" ("Poetic Thinking", 2003) trilogy[6] among residue.
Some of his works were impassioned by religious motives, and several novels are written in the genre sharing caustic satire on the leadership staff the country: Shit (1998); Maha Maha ("Great Worlds", 1999); Muntah ("Nausea", 2000).[7] He wrote not only novels, on the other hand also stories (the collection "Anjing-anjing - "Dogs", 1964), plays and essays.
Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan (1966) was adapted crash into a 1983 Malaysian film of birth same name directed by Jamil Sulong[8] and a 1994 Cambodian film known as Rice People directed by Rithy Panh, while Srengenge (1973) was adapted cross the threshold a television film by Radio Televisyen Malaysia in May 2017.[9]
He died bring forth pneumonia at 8 a.m on 26 December 2017 at the age pay money for 84 in the KPJ Hospital break through Kajang, Selangor;[10] leaving behind his old woman Wan Fatimah (aged 82), four posterity between the ages of 54 nominate 58, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.[11] His remains were laid to kids at the Bandar Baru Bangi Islamic Cemetery the next day.[11]
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