Shahnon Ahmad

Shahnon bin Ahmad (January 13, 1933 – December 26, 2017) was a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a former Member of Parliament serving from 1999 through 2004. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982. He was also a Professor Emeritus at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. He was born in Kedah, Malaysia.

One of his most famous books, Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan ("No Harvest but a Thorn", 1966) tells about a peasant family fighting not for life.

Ahmad died of bladder cancer in Kajang, Malaysia on December 26, 2017 at the age of 84.

References

Other websites
 Shahnon Ahmad's profile from Kakiseni.com 

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