Some aspect of the intellectual trends in Malay literature from 1945-1960, with particular emphasis on cerpen and sajak.

• Main Author: Muhd Yusof Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1976
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4046/; http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem8-3.htm
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The period between 1945-1960, was a turbulent one for West Malaysia (or Malaya then). In the beginning, there was the immediate after effect of the Japanese Occupation, and this was followed by other developments like the British political attempt to impose the Malayan Union, the communist insurgenc...