Welcome to the life of the poor Asian rice farmer, in fact, the life of most of humankind until relatively recently. Ignorance, superstition, envy, the narrowest of horizons. Body-sapping hard work from dawn until dusk, day after day, year after year. He did not contest in the 2004 general election which saw PAS losing that seat to BN.įear. In the 1999 general election, he contested in the Parliamentary constituency of Sik (P.13) in which he won. Shahnon is also a member of opposition political party PAS. Some novels written by Shahnon include Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan (1966)-which has been adapted into a film called Rice People directed by Cambodian film director Rithy Panh, Rentong (1965), Srengenge (1973)-which won the Malaysian Novel of the Year in 1970, and Terdedah (1965). There were attempts by the government to ban this book and to strip Shahnon of his literary title. The book makes allegorical references to the ruling coalition government, Barisan Nasional (BN), its major component party, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamed. Shahnon has written a number books, one of the most notable being Shit PukiMak PM (1999), a controversial political satire. He is also a Professor Emeritus at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982. Sebuah karya nostalgik Shahnon Ahmad yang membawa kita mendalami erti kasih sayang, kekuatan, kegigihan, ketabahan dan perjuangan.ĭato' Haji Shahnon bin Ahmad (born 1933 in Sik, Kedah) is a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a former Member of Parliament. jerit perih keluarga tani ini adalah kehendak Yang Maha Kuasa. tiada apa yang dapat menghalang perjalanan hidup ini. Hujan lebat, banjir besar dan kedatangan ketam serta burung tiak yang menjahanamkan padi perlu ditentang. Hidup mesti diteruskan! Tugas Lahuma perlu dipikul oleh Jeha dan anak-anaknya. Meski dugaan sering melanda, namun mereka tetap mengharunginya dengan segenap tenaga yang ada. Sawah bendang, padi dan nasi serta bencana alam begitu sinonim dalam hidup Lahuma sekeluarga.
Apa sahaja kurniaan ILAHI, mereka tetap menerima dengan penuh kesyukuran. Sebagai anak tani, itulah pegangan Lahuma dan keluarganya sejak zaman nenek moyang.
Mati hidup dan susah senang dipegang oleh Allah S.W.T.
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