Hikayat Abdullah
work by Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir
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significance of style
- In Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir
…in 1843, under the title Hikayat Abdullah (“Abdullah’s Story”), it was first published in 1849; it has been reprinted many times and translated into English and other languages. Its chief distinction—beyond the vivid picture it gives of his life and times—was the radical departure it marked in Malay literary style.…
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