Abdullah Munsyi and the missionaries

Father of Modern Malay Literature is an epithet often ascribed to Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi, a Malay author who lived in Melaka and Singapore during the first half of the nineteenth century. Two of his works, Hikayat Abdullah (Tale of Abdullah) and Kisah pelayaran Abdullah ke Kelantan (Account...

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Main Author: Jan van der Putten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 2008-12-01
Series:Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/15