In search of good Penang fiction

By Kee Thuan Chye

May 2010 TALK-TALK ONLY
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Penang takes pride in having produced an endless string of intellectuals. But when it comes to good fictional writing – a genre that expresses not only literary maturity but also philosophical profundity – we certainly come out short. Why is this so? Is it a question of language, post-colonial lack of confidence, or cultural superficiality? The late Lee Kok Liang is still the best we have had.Map of the Invisible World by Tash AwWhy has penang not produced a writer...

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Kee Thuan Chye

is the author of the new bestsellers Unbelievably Stupid! and Unbelievably Stupid Too!

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