Volume 5, Number 2, December 2011

Special Issue: Southeast Asian Literature

Edited by

Nor Faridah A. Manaf & Mohammad A. Quayum

Table of Contents

Editorial Mohammad A. Quayum, International Islamic University Malaysia	1
Articles
Translating the Nation: Rizal, the Novel and Philippine Literatures in the Regions J. Neil C. Garcia, University of the Philippines Diliman	4
In Search of Literary Love in Malay Literature: The Early Stages of Relationship Muhammad Haji Salleh, University Sains Malaysia	17
Literature for Life: The Context and Conditions of Its Emergence in Thailand, 1940s-50s Thanapol Limapichart, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand	40
Women as Sex Objects in Azizi Haji Abdullah's Novel Bila Hujan Malam: A Critical Appraisal Ungku Maimunah Mohd. Tahir, National University of Malaysia (UKM)	61
Sex and the City-State: Cultural Politics and Sexual Cultures in Love and Lust in Singapore Joel Gwynne and Angus Whitehead, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	79
Ricardo de Ungria and Philippine Poetics Isabela Banzon, University of the Philippines Diliman	95
The Poetics of Transience in Marjorie Evasco's Skin of Water: Selected Poems Shirley O. Lua, De La Salle University, Philippines	105
Interviews
Introducing a Brunei Woman Writer: An Interview with Dayang Hajah Norsiah Abdul Gapar Nor Faridah Abdul Manaf, International Islamic University Malaysia	118
Review Articles
Leaders with Many Traits but a Singular Purpose: Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir Mohamad Ishtiaq Hossain, International Islamic University Malaysia	122
Book Reviews
Shirley Lim, The Shirley Lim Collection: Passports and Other Lives Carol Leon, University of Malaya, Malaysia	131
Margaret McDaniels Leong, The Ice Ball Man and Other Poems. Ed. Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Angelia Poon Pauline T. Newton, Southern Methodist University, USA	133
Robert Yeo, Routes: A Singaporean Memoir 1940-75 Verena Tay, Singapore	137
Colin Cheong, The Colin Cheong Collection George Polley, Sapporo, Japan	140
Alfian Sa'at, Collected Plays Two. The Asian Boys Trilogy: Dreamplay Susan Philip, University of Malaya, Malaysia	143
Gwee Li Sui, man/born/free: Writings on the Human Spirit from Singapore Angus Whitehead, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	146
Catherine Lim, Following the Wrong God Home George Polley, Sapporo, Japan	150
Verena Tay, In the Company of Heroes Paoi Hwang, Durham, UK	153
Salleh ben Joned, The Amok of Mat Solo Ruzy Suliza Hashim, National University of Malaysia (UKM)	156
Rumaizah Abu Bakar, The Female Cell Shakila Abdul Manan, University Sains Malaysia	158
Poetry
His Collarbone; Luck; Editing Ioana Petrescu, University of South Australia	163
Ahead My Father Moves; Clear Brightness Kim Cheng Boey, University of Newcastle, Australia	167
Franz; Pepito; Stone Ricardo de Ungria, University of the Philippines Mindanao	171
Is It the Kingfisher?; Solsequiem; In Baclayon, Reading Levertov's "For Those Whom the Gods Love Less" Marjorie Evasco, Philippines	177
Hypocrite; Old Ladies Free Hearty, Indonesia	180
An Anatomy of Memory; Something Happened Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, King's College London, UK	182

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