Fatimah Busu

Fatimah Busu (born January 1943) is a Malaysian novelist, short-story writer, and academic. She is one of the leading contemporary authors of fiction in the Malay language, actively publishing since the 1970s. She is also the foremost Malay-language literary critic.[1]: 88 

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Busu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fatimah.
Dr.

Fatimah Busu
Native name
فطمة بوسو‎
BornFatimah Binti Busu @ Che Su
January 1943 (age 80)
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaya
Occupationnovelist, short-story writer, academic
LanguageMalay
NationalityMalaysian
CitizenshipMalaysia
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversiti Sains Malaysia
Years active1957 till now
Notable worksOmbak Bukan Biru
Notable awardsKelantan State Laureate, 2015
ChildrenAdil Hidayat Bin Rosli

Early life and career

Fatimah was born in Kota Bharu in the north-eastern state of Kelantan, Malaysia. She attended her local Malay school in Kelantan before enrolling in the Malay Teacher's in Melaka. Fatimah worked as a teacher for almost ten years, until 1972, before then attending Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang. Since her graduation she has been a member of staff at the university's Faculty of Humanities.[2]: 381 

Her literary career began with her short story Kerana Adik ('Because of a Younger Sibling'), published in the Singaporean magazine Mutiara in 1959. Her second short story, Hari Pesta ('Festival Day'), was published in Gelanggang Filem in 1960.[3]: 192 

Fatimah Busu's first novel, Ombak Bukan Biru ('The Waves Are Not Blue') was published in 1977.

Bibliography

Short stories
  • "Kerana Adik" (1959)
  • "Kucing Kurus" (1960)
  • "Hari Pesta"
  • "Kembang Siang Kembang Malam"
  • "Mawar Yang Belum Gugur" (1971)
  • "Nasinya Tumpah" (1972)
  • "Freshie"
  • "Lambaian Tanah Hijau" (1973)
  • "Bunga-bunga Pulau"
  • "Sampah Yang Hanyut" (1974)
  • "Anak Bumi Tercinta"
  • "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan" (1975)
  • "Seribu Kali Sejuta Kali"
  • "Citerawara Seakor Burung Kecil"
  • "Surat Untuk Emak di Pasir Pekan"
  • "Heroin Tanpa Hero"
  • "Pencari Muara"
  • "Yang Abadi"
  • "Mahar Asmara" (1983/1984)
  • "Al-Amin" (1984/1985)
  • "Al-Isra'"
  • "Al-Kisah Citera Yang Kesembilan"
  • "Satu Lagenda Kelopak Bakawali"
  • "Putih-Putih Semek Siti Dewi Dan Tampong"
  • "Cerita Biasa Tentang Perempuan"
  • "Aduhai Pak Pandir"
  • "Aduhai Pak Kadok"
  • "Alahai Manisnya"
  • "Aduh Pahitnya"
  • "Malang Si Lebai Malang"
  • "Aduhai Pak Belalang"
  • "Aduhai Si Luncai"
  • "Gurindam Jiwa 50 Tahun Merdeka"
  • "Tanah Segara Bukit Itu"
  • "Aduhai OMPP"
  • "Aduhai MARA"
  • "Aduhai MAHA"
  • "Oh Tuhanku"
  • "Perjalanan Ke Negara Api"
  • "Perkembalian Seorang Hang Tuah"
  • "Aku"
  • "Surat Cinta"
  • "Air Mata Di Pasir Pekan"
  • "Kelopak Bunga Pahit"
  • "Bunga-Bunga Yang Berguguran Bunga-Bunga Yang Bertaburan"
  • "Keajaiban Alam" (2003)

Short fiction collections
  • Yang Abadi (1980)
  • Lambaian Tanah Hijau (1980)
  • Al-Isra (1985)
  • Keajaiban Alam (2003)
  • Bunga-Bunga Pulau (2005)
  • Aduhai (2009)
  • Kelopak Bunga Pahit (2014)

Essays

Poetry collections
  • "Apa Ada Di Sana Versi Dunia" (2004)

Novels
  • Ombak Bukan Biru (The Waves Are Not Blue, 1977)
  • Kepulangan (The Return, 1980)
  • "Salam Maria" (Salam Maria, 2004)
  • "The Missing Piece 1" (2005)
  • "The Missing Piece 2" (2006)

Literary criticisms
  • Ciri-ciri Satira dalam Novel Melayu dan Africa Moden (Elements of Satire in the Modern Malay and African Novel, 1992)
  • Penulisan Kreatif Teori Dan Proses (2003)
  • Salam Maria vs. Sarjana Nasi Dingin (2007)
  • Persamaan dan Perbezaan Dalam Perkembangan Novel-Novel Melayu dan Indonesia (2010)

Dramas
  • Gerimis Pagi (1959)
  • Puteri Saadong (1960)
  • Biduan Dari Neraka (1964-1965)
  • Jahanam (1973)

Adaptations of her works

Three of her works namely Nasinya Tumpah, Bunga-Bunga Pulau and Seribu Kali Sejuta Kali have been adapted for television, all aired on TV1.

Awards and honours
  • Hadiah Karya Sastera dan Hadiah Sastera Malaysia (the Malaysian Prizes for Literary Works and Literature)
    • 1971: "Mawar Yang Belum Gugur."
    • 1972: "Nasinya Tumpah"
    • 1973: "Freshie", "Lambaian Tanah Hijau"
    • 1974: "Bunga-bunga Pulau", "Sampah Yang Hanyut"
    • 1975: "Anak Bumi Tercinta", "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan"
    • 1983/1984: "Mahar Asmara"
    • 1984/1985: "Al-Amin"
    • 1992/1993: "Ciri-ciri Satira"
  • The DBP-MAYBANK Literary Prize
    • 1995: "Melihat Hujan"
    • 1996; "Bulan Berlingkung Di Pasir Pekan"
  • Hadiah Sastera Malaysia (the Malaysian Literary Prize)
    • 1992/1993: "Ciri-ciri Sastera dalam Novel Melayu dan Afrika Moden: Kajian Perbandingan (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1992).
    • 1996: "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan" (from the "Warna Sari Sastera Melayu Moden" anthology, DBP, 1996)
    • 2001: "Anak Bumi Tercinta" (from the "Anak Bumi Tercinta" anthology, DBP, 2001)
  • Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia
    • 2005: "Aduhai Si Loncai"
    • 2008: "Salah Tanggapan Tentang Interlok"
  • Other awards
    • Anugerah Sasterawan Negeri Kelantan (Kelantan State Laureate, 2015)[4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. Campbell, Christine (2004). Pustaka, Dewan Bahasa dan (ed.). Contrary Visions: Women and Work in Malay Novels Written by Women. Universidad de Michigan. ISBN 9789836283696.
  2. Hooker, Virginia Matheson (2000). Writing A New Society: Social Change Through the Novel in Malay. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824823047.
  3. Baharudin, Rosnah (2003). "Menjejaki jalur kreativiti dan imaginasi cerpen-cerpen Fatimah Busu dan Siti Zainon Ismail". Wacana Wanita Melayu dan Sastera (in Malay). Bangi: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. ISBN 967-942-642-4.
  4. "Fatimah Busu dinobat Sasterawan Kelantan 2015". Malay Mail. Bernama. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. Zaain Zin (13 December 2017). "Fatimah Busu disisih". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. "翻墙佛跳墙怎么样_一键访问国外网站".
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