Reading revolutions: serialising a <b>novel</b> – interview at the <b>Malaysia</b> <b>...</b> - Blog Novel Malaysia |
Reading revolutions: serialising a <b>novel</b> – interview at the <b>Malaysia</b> <b>...</b> Posted: 06 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PST You really know you're in a world wide web when an email arrives from a journalist on a newspaper in Malaysia. Elizabeth Tai contacted me for a series she was writing called reading revolutions. She'd seen that I had originally released my first novel, My Memories of a Future Life, as a four-part serial on Kindle, and wanted to ask me how that worked and why I did it. We talk about pros, cons, cautions – and tips I'd give to anyone considering doing the same. Come on over… And in the meantime, tell me: where's the furthest-flung place you've had a surprise email from about your work? |
REPORT: <b>Malaysia</b> Bans <b>Book</b> Launched By Prime <b>...</b> - <b>Novel</b> M'sia Posted: 16 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT Shi'a Muslims in Malir, Pakistan performing zanjeer–ritual flagellationThe Home Ministry has banned a book launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2012 for purportedly promoting Shia teachings, The Malaysian Insider reported. Citing Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, the news portal said that "Perempuan Nan Bercinta", written by local author Faisal Tehrani, was deemed "likely to be prejudicial to public order". There are two main schools of thought in Islam: Sunni and Shi'ite. The former is seen as orthodox and traditionalist, and is the only branch of Islam recognised in Malaysia. The latter with its strong theme of martyrdom was banned in 1996 by the National Fatwa Council which ruled that its teachings were deviant. According to The Malaysian Insider, Najib, when launching Malay-language book in 2012, had said that the country's novelists have the freedom to write. It's unknown why the Home Ministry decided to ban the novel now. Read the original article here. |
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