Canon for Malaysian literary works

I think that the recipients of the national literary scholar awards (anugerah sasterawan negara) are in the list of Malaysian literary canon. The recipients of the awards are listed below:-

1. 1981 : Kamaluddin Muhamad (Keris Mas)

2. 1982 : Dato' Shahnon Ahmad

3. 1983 : Datuk Dr. Usman Awang

4. 1986 : Datuk A. Samad Said

5. 1988 : Muhammad Dahlan bin Abdul Biang (Arena Wati)

6. 1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh

7. 1993 : Datuk Noordin Hasan

8. 1996 : Datuk Abdullah Hussain

9. 2001 : S. Othman Kelantan

10. 2009 : Dr. Anwar Ridhwan

The recipients who have produced Malaysian literature in English, some titles and the category of their works are listed below:-

1981 : Kamaluddin Muhamad (Keris Mas)

a.) Jungle of Hope

1983 : Datuk Dr. Usman Awang

a.) Mother’s grave (poem)

b.) Father Utih (poem)

c.) Little Girl (poem)

1986 : Datuk A. Samad Said

a.) The Dead Crow (poem)

1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh

a.) words for father (poem)

b.) on a dry bund (poem)

c.) three beserah fishermen (poem)

d.) seeds (poem)

e.) the traveller (poem)

f. ) si tenggang’s homecoming

The recipients whose literary work are being used in the school’s textbooks are as below:-

Malay literature

1982 : Dato' Shahnon Ahmad

a.) Gelungnya Terpokah (short story) for SPM level

1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh

a.) Anak Global (poem) for SPM level

English literature

1981 : Kamaluddin Muhamad (Keris Mas)

a.) Jungle of Hope (novel) for SPM level (Form 5)

1986 : Datuk A. Samad Said

a.) The Dead Crow (poem) for PMR level (Form 1)

1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh

a.) si tenggang’s homecoming (poem) for SPM level (Form 4)

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