Book Reviews

REVIEWS (SELECTED) OF MY BOOKS IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Reviews of Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories

Cox, Michael W. Rev. of Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories. South Asian Review (USA) 32.2 (2011): 306-08

Singh, Kirpal. Rev. of Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature 5.1 (June 2011): 131-33. Online.

Sanghamitra Dalal and Chandani Lokuge. Rev. Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories. Transnational Literature 4.2 (November 2012). Online.

Hwang, Paoi. Rev. of Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories. Diliman Humanities (Philippines) 8.1 (June 2011): 120-22

Jennifer. Jacobs. “The Professor and the Visionary.” The Edge (Malaysia). 5 September 2011: OP 18-Op19

Polley, George. Rev. of Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature 5.1 (June 2011): 158-60. Online.

Rao, Mani. “More Tagore: Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories.” Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Hong Kong) 16 (March 2012). Online.

O.P. Dwivedi. Rev. of Rabindranath Tagore: Selected Short Stories. Journal of Postcolonial Cultures and Societies 2.3 (2011). Online.

Tripura, N.B.K. “Humble Life and Small Miseries.” The Daily Star (Bangladesh), Saturday, 17 September 2012: 24

Reviews of The Poet and His World: Critical Essays on Rabindranath Tagore

Alam, Fakrul. “More and More on the Myriad Minded Man.” The Star Weekend Magazine (Bangladesh) 11.7 (February 2012). Online.

Prasad, Murari. Rev. of Mohammad A. Quayum, ed. The Poet and His World. Asiatic 6.1 (June 2012)  Online.

Rath, Arnapurna. Rev. of Mohammad A. Quayum, ed. The Poet and His World. Transnational Literature 4.2 (June 2012). Online.

Aikant, Satish. Rev. of Mohammad A. Quayum, ed. The Poet and His World. Diliman Humanities 9.1 (June 2012): 111-115


Reviews of A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories

Cox, Michael W. Rev. of A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories. South Asian Review 32.3 (2011): 221-23

Haq, Kaiser. “A Continent in Exile.” The Star (Bangladesh) 3 June 2010: 44-45

Giffard-Foret, Paul. Rev. of A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories. Transnational Literature (Australia) 3.2 9 (May 2011). Online.

A.N. Dwivedi. Rev. A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories. Journal of Postcolonial Cultures and Societies 2.3 (2011). Online.

Mandal, Somdatta. Rev. of A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature 4.2 (December 2010): 187-89. Online.

Meng Chuan, Tan. Rev. of A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories. Overseas Singaporean (Official Portal of the Singapore Prime Minister’s Department). Online.

Prasad, Murari. Rev. of A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature 4.2 (December 2010): 169-72. Online.

Tsay, Alice. “Varying Intensities: A Rainbow Feast and Measurements.” Cha: An Asian Literary Journal 15 (November 2011). Online.


Reviews of Sharing Borders: Studies in Contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian Literature

Lee, Gracie. Rev. of Sharing Borders. BiblioAsia (Singapore) 5.4. Online.

Whitehead, Angus. Rev. of Sharing Borders. Journal of Postcolonial Writing (UK) 2012: 1-3. Online issue.


Reviews of Peninsular Muse: Interviews with Modern Malaysian and Singaporean Poets, Novelists and Dramatists

Andrew Ng. Rev. of Peninsular Muse: Interviews with Modern Malaysian and Singaporean Poets, Novelists and Dramatists. Journal of Postcolonial Writing 45.3 (September 2009): 355-56

Reviews of One Sky, Many Horizons: Studies in Malaysian Literature in English

Eugene Chua Kee Hong, Review of One Sky, Many Horizons: Studies in Malaysian Literature in English. Kajian Malaysia 30.1 (2012): 101-04

Reviews of Petals of Hibiscus: A Representative Anthology of Malaysian Literature in English

Thieme, John. Rev. of Petals of Hibiscus. Journal of Commonwealth Literature 39.1 (March 2004): 109.


Reviews of The Merlion and the Hibiscus: Contemporary Short Stories from Singapore and Malaysia

Afiza. “Overworked Symbols Conceal Gems.” Quarterly Literary Review Singapore 1.4 (2002). Online.

Chiang Shu-chen. Rev. The Merlion and the Hibiscus. Sun Yat-sen Journal of Humanities 16 (Summer 2003): 101-03

Wong Ming Yook. “Hybrid of Present and Past.” The Star (Malaysia). 21 June 2002, Section 2: 30


Reviews of Singaporean Literature in English: A Critical Reader

Chiang Shu-chen. Rev. of Singaporean Literature in English: A Critical Reader. Sun Yat-sen Journal of Humanities (Taiwan) 16 (Summer 2003): 101-03

Koh Buck Song. “Reading into a Critical Reader.” The Straits Times (Singapore). 15 January 2003: L 16

Lim, Benedict. Rev. of Singaporean Literature in English: A Critical Reader. RELC Journal (Singapore) 34 (2003): 249-51

Thieme, John. Rev. of Singaporean Literature in English: A Critical Reader. Journal of Commonwealth Literature (UK) 38.1 (March 2003): 151


Reviews of Malaysian Literature in English: A Critical Reader

Gabriel, S.P. Rev. of Malaysian Literature in English: A Critical Reader. Ariel (Canada) 33.3-4 (2002): 240-43

Tan Gim Yan. “Giving Due Credit.” The Star (Malaysia). 17 July 2001, Section 2: 14

Witherston, Dawn and Janet Wilson. Rev. of Malaysian Literature in English: A Critical Reader. World Literature Written in English (UK) 38.1 (1999): 127-30


Reviews of Colonial to Global: Malaysian Women’s Writing in English 1940s-1990s

Campbell, Christine. Rev. of Colonial to Global. RIMA 36.1 (2002): 91-96

Witherston, Dawn and Janet Wilson. Rev. of Colonial to Global. World Literature Written in English 38.1 (1999): 127-30


Reviews of In Blue Silk Girdle: Short Stories from Malaysia and Singapore

Chong Seck Chim. “Local Touch to Didactic Stories.” New Straits Times (Malaysia). 3 February 1991: 29