Salleh Ben Joned
Salleh Ben Joned | |
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| Born | July 4, 1941 |
| Died | October 29, 2020(aged 79) Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, writer |
| Notable work | Sajak-Sajak Salleh – Poems Sacred and Profane,The Amok of Mat Solo |
Salleh Ben Joned(4 July 1941 - 29 October 2020) was aMalaysianpoet. He was called the "bad boy of Malaysian literature".[1]
Early life
[edit]Salleh was born inMelakaon 4 July 1941, where he later attended theMalacca High School.[2]He received aColombo Planscholarship in 1963 to studyEnglish literaturein Australia, where he studied first inAdelaide,then at theUniversity of Tasmaniawhere he was a student ofJames McAuley.[3]
Career
[edit]After returning to Malaysia in 1973, Salleh taught English literature at theUniversity of Malaya,before becoming a freelance writer in 1983.[3]He was also a columnist for theNew Straits Timesin the 1980s and 1990s.[4]His works includeSajak-Sajak Salleh – Poems Sacred and ProfaneandThe Amok of Mat Solo.[5]His work often employed apparent profanity and blasphemy to criticise contemporary political and religious ideologies in Malaysia; in 1974 he publicly urinated at an art exhibition in response to what he saw as its pretentiousness.[6]
Death
[edit]Salleh died at the age of 79 fromheart failureat 1:21 am on 29 October 2020 at theUniversity Malaya Medical Centre.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Salleh Ben Joned: A Most Unlikely Malay (Part 1 of 2)".ABC listen.2020-09-22.Retrieved2023-08-26.
- ^"Maverick Malaysian poet and writer Salleh Ben Joned dead at 79".The Star (Malaysia).Retrieved2023-08-26.
- ^ab"Maverick Malaysian poet and writer Salleh Ben Joned dead at 79".The Straits Times.2020-10-29.ISSN0585-3923.Retrieved2023-08-26.
- ^ab"Malaysian literary giant Salleh Ben Joned dies".New Straits Times.29 October 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 8 May 2021.Retrieved26 August2023.
- ^Lee, Annabelle (2020-10-29)."Literary icon Salleh Ben Joned passes away, but his legacy lives on".Malaysiakini.Retrieved2023-08-26.
- ^Ng, Andrew Hock Soon (2012)."The sacred profane in the poetry of Salleh Ben Joned"(PDF).Ka gian Malaysia.30(Supp. 1): 1–21.
External links
[edit]- Salleh Ben Joned: A Most Unlikely Malay (part 1)
- Salleh Ben Joned: A Most Unlikely Malay (part 2)
- https://sallehbenjoned.blogspot
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