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In Blue Silk Girdle: Stories from Malaysia and Singapore
by Mohammad Abdul Qayyum (Ed)
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 9839319450
- ISBN 13
- 9789839319453
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Serdang, Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. .A collection of 19 short stories is mainly from the 1980s and 1990s, when this form of writing in English began to flourish in both countries. Most of the stories have been published before. The introduction by the editor, an international academic in English literature, sets the stories in the context of Malaysia and Singapore's different experiences in the use of the English language since independence. 224 pages. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf
(MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML477
- Title
- In Blue Silk Girdle: Stories from Malaysia and Singapore
- Author
- Mohammad Abdul Qayyum (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 9839319450
- ISBN 13
- 9789839319453
- Publisher
- Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Place of Publication
- Serdang, Malaysia
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Singapore - English Language Fiction - Short Stories - Anthology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Malaysia - Fiction;
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About the Seller
The Penang Bookshelf
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang
About The Penang Bookshelf
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