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 a Malaysian poet. He was called the "bad boy of Malaysian literature".[1]
Early life
[edit]Salleh was born in Melaka on 4 July 1941, where he later attended the Malacca High School.[2] He received a Colombo Plan scholarship in 1963 to study English literature in Australia, where he studied first in Adelaide, then at the University of Tasmania where he was a student of James McAuley.[3]
Career
[edit]After returning to Malaysia in 1973, Salleh taught English literature at the University of Malaya, before becoming a freelance writer in 1983.[3] He was also a columnist for the New Straits Times in the 1980s and 1990s.[4] His works include Sajak-Sajak Salleh – Poems Sacred and Profane and The 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 from heart failure at 1:21 am on 29 October 2020 at the University Malaya Medical Centre.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Salleh Ben Joned: A Most Unlikely Malay (Part 1 of 2)". ABC listen. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Maverick Malaysian poet and writer Salleh Ben Joned dead at 79". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ a b "Maverick Malaysian poet and writer Salleh Ben Joned dead at 79". The Straits Times. 2020-10-29. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ a b "Malaysian literary giant Salleh Ben Joned dies". New Straits Times. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Lee, Annabelle (2020-10-29). "Literary icon Salleh Ben Joned passes away, but his legacy lives on". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Ng, Andrew Hock Soon (2012). "The sacred profane in the poetry of Salleh Ben Joned" (PDF). Kajian 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.com
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