Goodbye, K.S. Maniam

Anne James, performer

21-Feb-20 14:30

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Celebrated Malaysian writer and academic K.S. Maniam passed away on February 19. We pay tribute to him and look back at his legacy within the Malaysian literary landscape.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Juliet Jacobs, Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories: Education, Film, Politics, Social Issues, Performing Arts, History, People and Places

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, KS Maniam, novelist, poet, playwright, The Return, In a Far Country, Between Lives, theatre, Five Arts Centre, The Cord, The Sandpit: Womensis, The Skin Trilogy, Malaysian literary landscape, Raja Rao Award, The New Straits Times–McDonald short-story contest, The New Straits Times–Shell contest,

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