[Spill The Ink!] Hidup Yang Derhaka
Language: English, Bahasa Malaysia
Category: Literature
Duration: 90 minutes without intermission
Seating: Free Seating
Dress Code: Casual
Recommended for: 13 years old and above
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Duration: 90 minutes without intermission
Seating: Free Seating
Dress Code: Casual
Recommended for: 13 years old and above
Ticketing
Saturday
9th
May 2026
About
Spill the Ink! explores memory, power and the future of storytelling in Malaysia. Featuring the launch of new regional literary magazine Yellow, the republication of one of the earliest Malay novels, a poetry collection rooted in myth and feminine power, and a conversation on how digital platforms are reshaping reading culture — this is what literature looks like when it refuses to stand still.
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Spill the Ink! meneroka ingatan, kuasa dan masa depan penceritaan di Malaysia. Acara ini menampilkan pelancaran majalah sastera serantau terbaharu, Yellow; penerbitan semula salah sebuah novel Melayu terawal; pelancaran kumpulan puisi yang meraikan mitos dan keramat keperempuanan; perbincangan tentang bagaimana platform digital membentuk semula budaya membaca. Semua ini mempamerkan sastera sebagai suatu medium yang tidak tertunduk.
Sessions by PEN Malaysia / Sesi oleh PEN MALAYSIA
Hidup Yang Derhaka
This session celebrates the book launch of Hidup yang Derhaka by Shamsuddin Saleh, considered one of the earliest Malay-language novels in existence. The work is being reprinted and transliterated from Jawi through the efforts of the author’s grandson. The session will include a conversation between Amir Muhammad and the author’s grandson, on the significance of preserving early Malay literary works and making them accessible to contemporary readers.
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Sesi ini merupakan pelancaran buku Hidup yang Derhaka oleh Shamsuddin Saleh yang dianggap sebagai salah sebuah novel bahasa Melayu terawal. Karya ini diterbitkan semula dan ditransliterasikan daripada tulisan Jawi oleh waris (cucu) Shamsuddin Saleh sendiri. Sesi ini turut menampilkan bual bicara antara Amir Muhammad dan waris Shamsuddin Saleh, Hazuli Hamzah tentang kepentingan memelihara karya sastera Melayu terawal dan menjadikannya mudah diakses oleh pembaca kontemporari.
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Speakers/Penceramah: Amir Muhammad & Hazuli Hamzah
Date & Time/ Tarikh & Masa: 9 May 2026, 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Language/Bahasa: Malay/Bahasa Malaysia
Session Curators/Kurator Sesi: Pauline Fan (PUSAKA), Amir Muhammad and Mahi Ramakrishnan (PEN Malaysia), Rahmah Pauzi (IMAN Publication)
Don’t miss out on our other exciting programmes! / Jangan lepaskan program lain kami! ✨
Explore three additional Literary Conversations & Book Launches happening throughout the festival. / Ada 3 lagi Sesi Perbualan Sastera & Pelancaran Buku.
Discover more and secure your spots here / Ketahui lebih lanjut di sini:
👉 Dari BookTok ke Kedai Buku: Bagaimana Pembaca Menemui Cerita & Sastera? @ 10:00am - 11:30am
👉 Goddesses, Demons and She Heroes @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
👉 South by Southeast @ 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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