Two books
authored by Malaysians are among 149 books long listed to win the
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2012, the world's richest
book prize. the two books, "21 Immortals" by Rozlan Mohd
Noor and "Days of Change" by Chuah Guat Eng were selected
and submitted by the National Library to be in the running for the
prestigious award.
This is a good effort by the
authorities in promoting Malaysian writers world wide. At least it
will spur the curiosity of readers here and abroad on what those
books have to say. The process of writing and publishing takes a lot
of effort and trying to make it to the world stage takes a further
leap of faith. Not all writers can be successful and recognised
internationally, so this approach is one way of encouraging others to
write for not just a Malaysian audience but for the whole world. Each
tome is a personal experience, very subjective and influenced by the
reader's own preferences. A reader anywhere will choose and pick what
he likes based on his own perspective of the subject.
That book on the shelves in a Malaysian
book store might not receive the same enthusiasm abroad.
Nevertheless, a positive move and at least more English speaking
non-Malaysians now realise that we have authors writing in English.
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