List of Malaysian writers
The following is a list of writers living or residing in Malaysia ordered by their first name. This list includes writers of all genres and in any language.
This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.
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- Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854)
- Abdullah Hussain (born 1920)
- Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress.
- Amir Muhammad (born 1972)
- A Samad Said (born 1935)
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- Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet
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- Faisal Tehrani
- Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
- Fatimah Busu
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- Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.
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- Khasnor Johan, historian
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- Mahathir Mohamad
- Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)
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- Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laurate.
- Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
- Shirley Geok-Lin Lim (born 1944). Malaysia-born American writer.
- , Malaysia-based author.
- Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books.
- Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.
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- Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
- Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel.
- Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.
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See also[]
Categories:
- Lists of writers by nationality
- Malaysian writers
- Lists of Malaysian people by occupation