Dina Zaman Talking About English Literary in Malaysia

Event Date:	5 Aug 2008 to 5 Aug 2008
Date Posted:	31 Jul 2008
Title:	FREE Seminar Talk: The Revival of the English Literary Scene in Malaysia
Description:	The School of Arts & Social Sciences,  Monash cordially invites you to  an SASS Seminar Talk  (No. 11, 2008)   Title: The Revival of the English Literary Scene in Malaysia   Speaker: Dina Zaman,Writer and Newspaper Columnist   Date: August 5 2008, (Tuesday)   Time: 12.00 to 1.00 p.m.   Venue: Communication Lab Room 9508, Level 5, Building 9,  Monash University, Sunway   Contents: Speakers talks about the local English literary  and the emergence of a new crop of Malaysian authors  such as Tash Aw and Tan Twan Eng (who have published to great acclaim both locally and iternationally);  and the contributing factors of this seeming renaissance .   Speakers Profile: Dina Zaman is an established writer, poet and editor in the local literary scene.  A regular columnist with an English daily newspaper, she published her first book titled I Am Muslim last year.
Contact Person:	Vasantha
Contact:	03-5514 6000