Paper & text
Subtitle: the trials and trade of Malaysian literature
By: Edited by William Tham Wai Liang
Series: Gerakbudaya essentials; Gerakbudaya essentials
Publisher: Gerakbudaya
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9789670311692
Subjects: Malaysian literature; Literature; Collections; Translating and interpreting; Book industries and trade
Description: A translator. Two academics. A publisher. A bookseller. They share their thoughts on the state of Malaysian literature and the book trade, an ecosystem right on the edge of a permanent digital transformation, still navigating the familiar issues of identity, of belonging and Othering. Here we dive deep into the workings of the local literary ecosystem, including largely invisible steps such as translation, publication and distribution ⁰́₃ as well as the communities that sustain the creation of literature. Paper & Text is a useful introduction to the dynamics of the book trade, and attempts to address that ubiquitous question: What is Malaysian literature?
Notes: In English.