Tributes are pouring in for veteran writer KS Maniam who passed yesterday aged 78 at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.His novels included The Return , In A Far Country and Between Lives . KS Maniam also wrote poetry, plays and short stories.
In mourning the loss, writer/publisher Amir Muhammad said:"An event for KS Maniam in conjunction with KL being the Unesco World Book Capital of 2020/1 would not be out of place.Maniam, who also lectured in English literature at Universiti Malaya from 1980 to 1997, was among the most acclaimed of Malaysian writers who wrote in English, standing alongside Lloyd Fernando, Tan Twan Eng and Tash Aw.
"The cremation ceremony will be held at the MPPJ Kampung Tunku Crematorium, Petaling Jaya at 11am on Friday," announced academic Malachi Edwin Vethamani. Malachi added:"He wrote because he loved writing. His work will testify to the wonderful writer he was."
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