Fatimah Busu
| Fatimah Busu PhD | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 1943 (age 72) Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Occupation | novelist, short-story writer, academic |
| Language | Malay |
| Ethnicity | Malay |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Notable works | Ombak Bukan Biru |
Fatimah Busu (born January 1943) is an award-winning Malaysian novelist, short-story writer, and academic. She is one of the leading contemporary authors of fiction in the Malay language, actively publishing since the 1970s. She is also the foremost Malay-language literary critic.[1]:88
Early life and career
Fatimah was born in Kota Bharu in the north-eastern state of Kelantan, Malaysia. She attended her local Malay school in Kelantan before enrolling in the Malay Teacher's in Melaka. Fatimah worked as a teacher for almost ten years, until 1972, before then attending Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang. Since her graduation she has been a member of staff at USM's Faculty of Humanities.[2]:381
Her literary career began with her short story Kerana Adik ('Because of a Younger Sibling'), published in the Singaporean magazine Mutiara in 1959. Her second short story, Hari Pesta ('Festival Day'), was published in Gelanggang Filem in 1960.[3]:192
Fatimah Busu's first novel, Ombak Bukan Biru ('The Waves Are Not Blue') was published in 1977.
Bibliography
Collection of short stories
- Lambaian Tanah Hijau (1980)
- Yang Abadi (1980)
- Al-Isra' (1985)
Short stories
- "Mawar Yang Belum Gugur" (1971)
- "Nasinya Tumpah" (1972)
- "Freshie"
- "Lambaian Tanah Hijau" (1973)
- "Bunga-bunga Pulau"
- "Sampah Yang Hanyut" (1974)
- "Anak Bumi Tercinta"
- "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan" (1975)
- "Mahar Asmara" (1983/1984)
- "Al-Amin" (1984/1985)
Novels
- Ombak Bukan Biru (The Waves Are Not Blue, 1977)
- Kepulangan (The Return, 1980)
Literary criticism
- Ciri-ciri Satira dalam Novel Melayu dan Africa Moden (Elements of Satire in the Modern Malay and African Novel, 1992)
Other literary Malaysian women
References
- ↑ Campbell, Christine (2004). Pustaka, Dewan Bahasa dan, ed. Contrary Visions: Women and Work in Malay Novels Written by Women. Universidad de Michigan. ISBN 9789836283696.
- ↑ Hooker, Virginia Matheson (2000). Writing A New Society: Social Change Through the Novel in Malay. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824823047.
- ↑ Baharudin, Rosnah (2003). "Menjejaki jalur kreativiti dan imaginasi cerpen-cerpen Fatimah Busu dan Siti Zainon Ismail". Wacana Wanita Melayu dan Sastera (in Malaysian). Bangi: Penerbit UKM. ISBN 967-942-642-4.