- Shahnon Ahmad
Dato' Haji Shahnon bin Ahmad (born
1933 in Sik,Kedah ) is aMalaysia n writer, a National Laureate, and a formerMember of Parliament . He was awarded with the National Literary Award in1982 . He is also aProfessor Emeritus atUniversiti Sains Malaysia inPenang .Shahnon has written a number books, one of the most notable being "Shit @ PukiMak @ PM" (1999), a controversial political
satire . The book makes allegorical references to the ruling coalition government,Barisan Nasional (BN), its major component party,United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and former Malaysian Prime MinisterMahathir bin Mohamed . There were attempts by the government to ban this book and to strip Shahnon of his literary title. [ [http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/99/0507/feat1.html "Shahnon Ahmad's satire outrages the Malaysian establishment"] , "Asiaweek". Accessed October 26, 2007.]Some novels written by Shahnon include "Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan" (1966)—which has been adapted into a film called "
Rice People " directed by Cambodian film directorRithy Panh , "Rentong" (1965), "Srengenge" (1973)—which won the Malaysian Novel of the Year in 1970, and "Terdedah" (1965).Shahnon is also a member of opposition political party PAS. In the 1999 general election, he contested in the Parliamentary constituency of Sik (P.13) in which he won. He did not contest in the 2004 general election which saw PAS losing that seat to BN. [ [http://www.pilihanraya.com.my/english/parliamentKedah.asp General Election Malaysia: Kedah] ]
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* [http://www.kakiseni.com.my/articles/colums/MTA2Mg.html Shahnon Ahmad's profile from Kakiseni.com]
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