Fatimah Busu


Fatimah Busu is a Malaysian novelist, short-story writer, and academic. She is one of the leading contemporary authors of fiction in the Malay language, actively publishing since the 1970s. She is also the foremost Malay-language literary critic.

Early life, education and career

Fatimah was born in Kota Bharu in the north-eastern state of Kelantan, Malaysia. She attended her local Malay school in Kelantan before enrolling in the Malay Teacher's in Melaka. Fatimah worked as a teacher for almost ten years, until 1972, before then attending Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. Since her graduation she has been a member of staff at the university's Faculty of Humanities.
Her literary career began with her short story Kerana Adik, published in the Singapore magazine Mutiara in 1959. Her second short story, Hari Pesta, was published in Gelanggang Filem in 1960.
Fatimah Busu's first novel, Ombak Bukan Biru was published in 1977.

Short stories

  • "Kerana Adik"
  • "Kucing Kurus"
  • "Hari Pesta"
  • "Kembang Siang Kembang Malam"
  • "Mawar Yang Belum Gugur"
  • "Nasinya Tumpah"
  • "Freshie"
  • "Lambaian Tanah Hijau"
  • "Bunga-bunga Pulau"
  • "Sampah Yang Hanyut"
  • "Anak Bumi Tercinta"
  • "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan"
  • "Seribu Kali Sejuta Kali"
  • "Citerawara Seakor Burung Kecil"
  • "Surat Untuk Emak di Pasir Pekan"
  • "Heroin Tanpa Hero"
  • "Pencari Muara"
  • "Yang Abadi"
  • "Mahar Asmara"
  • "Al-Amin"
  • "Al-Isra'"
  • "Al-Kisah Citera Yang Kesembilan"
  • "Satu Lagenda Kelopak Bakawali"
  • "Putih-Putih Semek Siti Dewi Dan Tampong"
  • "Cerita Biasa Tentang Perempuan"
  • "Aduhai Pak Pandir"
  • "Aduhai Pak Kadok"
  • "Alahai Manisnya"
  • "Aduh Pahitnya"
  • "Malang Si Lebai Malang"
  • "Aduhai Pak Belalang"
  • "Aduhai Si Luncai"
  • "Gurindam Jiwa 50 Tahun Merdeka"
  • "Tanah Segara Bukit Itu"
  • "Aduhai OMPP"
  • "Aduhai MARA"
  • "Aduhai MAHA"
  • "Oh Tuhanku"
  • "Perjalanan Ke Negara Api"
  • "Perkembalian Seorang Hang Tuah"
  • "Aku"
  • "Surat Cinta"
  • "Air Mata Di Pasir Pekan"
  • "Kelopak Bunga Pahit"
  • "Bunga-Bunga Yang Berguguran Bunga-Bunga Yang Bertaburan"
  • "Keajaiban Alam"

Short fiction collections

Yang Abadi Lambaian Tanah Hijau Al-Isra Keajaiban Alam Bunga-Bunga Pulau Aduhai
  • ''Kelopak Bunga Pahit''

Essays

Kolonialisme Dalam Novel-Novel Melayu, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 1995Colonialism in Malay Novels, The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1995

Poetry collections

  • "Apa Ada Di Sana Versi Dunia"

Novels

Ombak Bukan Biru Kepulangan

Literary criticisms

Ciri-ciri Satira dalam Novel Melayu dan Africa Moden Penulisan Kreatif Teori Dan Proses Salam Maria vs. Sarjana Nasi Dingin
  • ''Persamaan dan Perbezaan Dalam Perkembangan Novel-Novel Melayu dan Indonesia''

Dramas

Gerimis Pagi Puteri Saadong Biduan Dari Neraka
  • ''Jahanam''

Adaptations of her works

Three of her works namely Nasinya Tumpah, Bunga-Bunga Pulau and Seribu Kali Sejuta Kali have been adapted for television, all aired on TV1.

Awards and honours

  • Hadiah Karya Sastera dan Hadiah Sastera Malaysia
  • * 1971: "Mawar Yang Belum Gugur."
  • * 1972: "Nasinya Tumpah"
  • * 1973: "Freshie", "Lambaian Tanah Hijau"
  • * 1974: "Bunga-bunga Pulau", "Sampah Yang Hanyut"
  • * 1975: "Anak Bumi Tercinta", "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan"
  • * 1983/1984: "Mahar Asmara"
  • * 1984/1985: "Al-Amin"
  • * 1992/1993: "Ciri-ciri Satira"
  • The DBP-MAYBANK Literary Prize
  • * 1995: "Melihat Hujan"
  • * 1996; "Bulan Berlingkung Di Pasir Pekan"
  • Hadiah Sastera Malaysia
  • *1992/1993: "Ciri-ciri Sastera dalam Novel Melayu dan Afrika Moden: Kajian Perbandingan.
  • * 1996: "Anak-anak dari Kampung Pasir Pekan"
  • * 2001: "Anak Bumi Tercinta"
  • Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia
  • * 2005: "Aduhai Si Loncai"
  • * 2008: "Salah Tanggapan Tentang Interlok"
  • Other awards
  • * Anugerah Sasterawan Negeri Kelantan