M. Navin

M. Navin is a Malaysian Tamil writer with MA in Tamil Literature. His works speak the lives of Malaysian Tamils and their daily struggles and 39 books have been published to date. He established Vallinam, a magazine for alternative literary endeavors in 2007, which has gone digital in 2009. He supervised the publication of Parai, a compilation of research papers such as Malay/Chinese Literature, Riverine and Eelam Literature in 2014. He has also worked in various fields of the arts and has directed documentaries on 14 Malaysian-Singaporean personalities and worked in films such as Jerantut Ninaivugal and Maounam and screenplays for films such as Jagat (Malaysia), and Kabali (Tamil Nadu). He started the Yazl Publication for students of Tamil

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Frederick 'Freddie' Spencer Chapman, DSO & Bar, ED was a British Army officer and veteran of World War II who became famous for his exploits behind enemy lines in the jungles of Japanese-occupied Malaya.
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Geetanjali Shree गीताजंली क्ष्री (She was known as Geentanjali Pandey, and she took her mother's first name Shree as her last name) (born 1957) is a Hindi novelist and short story writer based in New Delhi, India. She is the author of several short stories and three novels. Mai was short listed for the Crossword Book Award in 2001. She has also written a critical work on Premchand.

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Nama penulis: SRI RAHAYU MOHD YUSOP
Nama penuh: Sri Rahayu binti Mohd Yusop Tempat lahir: Tanjong Karang, Selangor
Tarikh lahir: 18 Jun 1976
Pendidikan awal: Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Batu 9, Tanjong Karang dari (1983-1988).
Pendidikan Menengah: Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru, Johor (1989 -1993).
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Hai! Saya menulis cerita yang saya nak baca. Disebabkan itulah, asyik lompat genre sana sini hehe. Sehabis baik, saya cuba memastikan karya saya karya manusiawi;

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대학에서 컴퓨터공학을 전공하고 LG전자에서 소프트웨어 개발자로 일했다. 몇 번의 입사와 퇴사를 반복하면서도 매일 읽고 쓰는 사람으로서의 정체성은 잃지 않고 있다. 지은 책으로 『매일 읽겠습니다』, 『난생처음 킥복싱』, 『이 정도 거리가 딱 좋다』가 있다.

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