Search Results: Malaysia - Fiction from The Penang Bookshelf

New York: Berkley, 1958. Paperback. Good. 28-6-16. The complications of a love triangle, set in 'the exotic port of Singapore,' dominate this novel. Steve, 'a gambler on the make' falls for Betty, 'a victim of her own insatiable desire,' who unfortunately happens to be married to Lance. He's a bit of an odd ball too, finding 'sexual satisfaction in strange ways.' 191 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has moderate wear. The binding is tight and the text clear with medium tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2010. Paperback. New. An English translation of a collection of 22 short stories, both simple and more complex, by a former winner of the SEA Write Award. The stories were written between 1976 and 1986. Most of the stories are set in Malaysia, but the 9 stories in the final section are set in various cities outside the country.234 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Buku Fixi, 2013. Paperback. New. �Dahlia, hati-hati dengan ASRAMA ni.� Maria tiba-tiba merendahkan suaranya sambil menatap roman Dahlia. �Kalau takat kau nak ingatkan aku pasal geng Queen yang macam syaitan tu, tak payah la.� Dahlia kurang senang dengan amaran Maria itu. �Tak, maksud aku...� Belum sempat Maria menghabiskan ayatnya, Dahlia meningkah. �Kau tengok aje nanti. Lambat ke, cepat ke, akan ada orang yang membalas perbuatan dorang semua tu nanti!� Dahlia bersuara dengan geram. �Orang kita boleh lawan, tapi kalau yang lain payah sikit,� Maria membidas sambil mengambil daun-daun kecil di hadapannya. Percakapan Maria membuatkan bulu roma Dahlia mengejut berdiri. �Kau ni, kalau tak cakap benda-benda pelik boleh?� kata Dahlia. �Bagus la kalau kau faham maksud aku.� Maria senyum memandang Dahlia.287 pages.Weight: 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1964. First edition. Board_book. Very Good +. A prizewinning novel in Malay. 94 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia A previous owner's name is written neatly on the inside front cover. The cover has minimal rubbing. The back cover has a little spotting. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Mills & Boon, 1983. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. A romance set in Penang and Thailand. Judith's husband escapes from being captured by Thai bandits, but his homecoming is ruined for her when she discovers he's met a Chinese girl in captivity. 190 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover is a little dirty in places. 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.

Singapore: Times Editions, 2004. Paperback. New. A satirical play showing up the futility and destructiveness of racial politics. The author is a well known Malaysian actor, dramatist, poet and journalist with a strong record of activism. 96 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Merpati JIngga, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. 8-4-15. 13 short stories by an award winning Malaysian journalist who writes fiction in his spare time. The stories are far from conventional, but rather disturbing yet entertaining. 130 pages. Weight: 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2013. Paperback. New/N/A. 17-3-16. Originally published in 1963 this satirical novel could be compared to Orwell's Animal Farm. Unlike Orwell though, the author limits his story to just one type of animal, the rodent. The different breeds of rats and mice are sufficient for Hassan Ibrahim to drive home his biting critique of society. This is a translation of the original Malay into English. 128 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2010. Paperback. New/N/A. A collection of short stories by one of Malaysia's leading short story writers in the mid to late 20th century. This collection has a historical theme with each story reflecting one or more aspects of the country's history both before and after independence. 233 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2009. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. A translation by the author into English of his Malay language novel based in a village trying to come to terms with new developments that threaten to change the community's way of life. The not unfamiliar theme is enlivened by the intervention of a prodigal son fresh from an education overseas. 110 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Fixi Novo, 2014. New. A thriller full of suspense evolves after Azroy, a rising boxing star, apparently kills an opponent in the ring. Although he's the prime suspect, he's sure he's innocent. So he flees the law and attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery. 253 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Fixi Novo, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. The well off and pleasure loving, Aizat, hopes to benefit from selling off a piece of land. However he ands himself in a little bit more trouble than he bargained for as he's tormented by apparitions, voices and other dark goings on. An uncle may have the solution...The author's first novel. 221 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Silverfish Books, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. Silverfish, one of the main promoters of English language fiction writing in Malaysia today, present their new crop of talented writers. There are four stories from each of the authors, Chin Ai-May, Jenny Ng, Shazwani Abdul Kabur, Shazra Aishath, Tan Yet Mee and Teja Salehuddin Tan, in this volume. 159 pages. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Fixi Novo, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. A political thriller set at the time of a Malaysian general election. Shadowy forces have plans to give the politicians a rough time. 289 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Buku Fixi, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of gory stories by one of Malaysia's specialists in the macabre. 248 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. A comat adventure set in Malaya during the 'Emergency.' 465 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 mild tanning throughout.

Orion Publishing Co, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. Two stories told simultaneously about a son in the Orkneys in Scotland recovering from a brain injury and his father a doctor in Penang before World War II. Both have to make choices in love as the story switches and connects between the two in different settings. The winner of the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award. 498 pages. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia Minor shelf wear to the cover. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning.

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.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Paperback. Good. When their father is sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, his three children know the only way to find the truth is to dare to enter the threatening Borneo rainforest. A novel for young readers. The author lived and worked in Malaysia and Singapore for more than ten years. 309 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with a small label on the spine, a front end paper, the title page and on the inside back cover as well as a stamp on a front end paper. The cover has some wear. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2011. Paperback. New/9789830686127. This novel, written by National Laureate, Shahnon Ahmad, is different from his previous works. It is a complete metaphysical journey. Endar, a young activist, intellectual, writer and orator, took it upon himself to right all wrongs he sees about him. The old Endar now wastes his years after being attacked for his efforts. He lies around in bed, paralysed, but with his heart and mind still functioning. Despite his handicaps, he wants to make one last effort. 181 pages. The book has been translated from the original Malay. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia