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Wednesday 8 May 2013

(8) Malaysian Short Stories (Borneo)



Craen, Joan, et al. Tales by lamplight, [Kuching, Sarawak] : Borneo Literature Bureau, 1964.


This Fiction is the short stories of Borneo in Malaysia. It is English version and was illustrated by Daud bin Napis. There are four short stories in this fiction. Namely,   Tales by lamplight of Joan Craen,

Poneek of Lim Beng Hap, Tricked again of Lim Beng Hap, and Sabah queen of Malan Nohj. There are 91 pages in this fiction. It is suitable for Juvenile audiences.

(9) Malaysian Short Stories (Sabah)



Hall, Maxwell, Makan siap : table tales of North Borneo, Singapore : Jitts & Co., 1950.


This Fiction is the short stories of Sabah in Malaysia. It is English version and was written by Maxwell Hall who was a British colonial administrator, judge and author. He lived in Sabah.

There are 274 pages in this fiction. It is suitable for Juvenile audiences.

(10) Lao Short Stories



Bounyavong, Outhine, Mother's Beloved: Stories from Laos, University of Washington Press, 1999.


Bounyavong is one of the famous writers in Laos. It contains Laotian virtues of simplicity, compassion, respect for age, and other village mores. It was English version. It is suitable for adult. He showed the tragedy of war by this book. It was fiction for adult.

(11) Thailand Short Stories



Lapcharoensap, Rattawut, Sightseeing: stories, New York: Grove Press 2005.


Rattawut Lapcharoensap is a young Thai American writer. There are seven short stories in this adult fiction. It based on romance, generational conflicts, focusing on issues of family relations, the ancient and the modern,and cultural changes. Genres are Adult books for young adults; Short stories. Partial contents are Farangs , Sightseeing,  Draft day, Don't let me die in this place, and  Cockfighter. It was paperback book.


(14) Vietnamese Short Stories



O"Neill, Susan, Don’t mean nothing: short stories of Vietnam, Serving House Books, 2010. 


This is powerful story collection. It was written by Susan O’Neill, Former army nurse who was born in Indiana after her tour in Vietnam. She gave a remarkable view of the war from a female perspective by reading this book. It contains about soldier or citizen, ally or enemy, women and men, reverence and sexual desire, American nurses in Vietnam, alcohol, drugs, and casual sex. It was adult fiction.

(15) East Timor Short Stories



Ajidarma, Seno Gumira, Eyewitness, Potts Point, N.S.W. : EET Imprint, 1995.
 
This was not only a fiction but also the short stories of Timor-Leste in Indonesia. It was basically written in Indonesian language by Seno Gumira Ajidarma, a famous author in Indonesia. Later, it was translated into English by Jan Lingard with Bibi Lanker and Suzan Piper.

This fiction was about murderer in Timor. This book shows people what we should do about our freedom. It will be suitable for only adult client.