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Interlok

Interlok is a 1971 Malay language novel written by Malaysian national laureate Abdullah Hussain. The novel was included in the syllabus for the Malay Literature subject as compulsory reading for students in Form 5 (Secondary 5) in schools throughout Malaysia. Interlok caused a controversy when detractors claim that the novel contained derogatory words to…

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Author
Abdullah Hussain
Genre
Historical fiction
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Language
Malay
Media type
Print (Hardcover & Paperback)

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Interlok

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples17
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Interlok

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related to Controversy · 8
Interlok → Anwar Ibrahim, Awang Sariyan, Both Anwar Ibrahim, HINDRAF, January, Malaysian, National Laureate, On
Author · 1
Interlok → Abdullah Hussain
Genre · 1
Interlok → Historical fiction
ISBN · 1
Interlok → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
Language · 1
Interlok → Malay
Media type · 1
Interlok → Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Publication date · 1
Interlok → 1971
Publication place · 1
Interlok → Malaysia
Publisher · 1
Interlok → Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
is a · 1
Interlok → 1971 Malay language novel written by Malaysian national laureate Abdullah Hussain

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novel malaysian 2011 syllabus malaysia malay indian education controversy abdullah hussain author prime minister deputy amendments mic school ministry indians

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
InterlokAuthorAbdullah Hussain1.00infobox
InterlokGenreHistorical fiction1.00infobox
InterlokISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
InterlokLanguageMalay1.00infobox
InterlokMedia typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)1.00infobox
InterlokPublication date19711.00infobox
InterlokPublication placeMalaysia1.00infobox
InterlokPublisherDewan Bahasa dan Pustaka1.00infobox
Interlokis a1971 Malay language novel written by Malaysian national laureate Abdullah Hussain0.90text
Interlokrelated to ControversyOn0.60section
Interlokrelated to ControversyJanuary0.60section
Interlokrelated to ControversyHINDRAF0.60section

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