Malaysia

           after A. Samad Said’s “Gagak Parit”    I am already dead in both languages  but…

I had forgotten how steep the staircases were in these pre-war buildings. The Airbnb I had rented for our holiday…

Rumah ibu   No home without the heart of the woman, the quivering keepsake of meat. Bury it beneath  …

‘Weeds’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Wee Boon Ho was no longer expecting any phone…

    Lipas, Kapal kertas, Pisau lipat karat Tiga benda ini aku jumpa ketika turun dari bilik sewa lewat Pasar…

False Teeth of Pudu Market   Cockroach paper boat rusty pen knife These are the three things I found while…

PASSAGE TO MABRUR (1) There are various trials before one is able to obtain mabrur (the accepted haj) throughout the…

(1) Ada pelbagai ujian kemabruran haji sepanjang tempoh masyair Ada yang mengatakan, ujiannya adalah terpaksa berjalan jauh merentasi Terowong Muassim…

Translated from Malay to English by Ali Aiman Mazwin  Translator’s note When I was asked by the author to choose one of his…

  Selama ini saya mengikuti bibliografi terbaru berkenaan Hikayat Nakhoda Ragam yang telah meragut nyawa lebih daripada sepuluh orang penyalin…

Translated from Malay to English by Adriana Nordin Manan Translator's note The most compelling aspect of Johan Radzi’s writing is its thoughtfulness. His writing doesn’t appear…

Kilometer 0 (perjalanan bermula): Keretapi berteriak di atas landasan senja itu, dan gerabak pun mulai bergerak beransur-ansur. Aku menyandarkan tubuh…

Translated from Chinese by Natascha Bruce 

Kalau Kau, Atau Aku Yang Pergi Kau bentangkan padaku peta masa depanmu, di dalamnya ada impian dan cita-cita; kau apungkan…

Translated from Malay by Muhammad Haji Salleh 

My grandmother’s house in Johor was the place of my childhood as much as it was my mother’s. Once a…