Fictionalized History: Signifying Changes to the Malaysian Nation and Identity
As one of the cornerstones of fiction, writers often use and confront history in their claim to “reality” and “identity” in their writing. Linda Hutcheon’s claim for “a postmodern concern for the multiplicity and dispersion of truth(s); truth(s) relative to the specificity of place and culture” (198...
Main Author: | Sim Chee Cheang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2016-04-01
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Series: | IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship |
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Online Access: | https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-literature-and-librarianship/volume-1-issue-1/article-4/ |
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