After decades of being based in Singapore, Malay movies moved to Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, there will be a KL launch of the book, which takes place a mere 6 days (rather than decades) after the Singapore one ;-)

Amir will give an hour-long talk which includes a DVD screening.

The first edition (500 copies) will not be sold in the main bookshops.

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Synopsis:
120 MALAY MOVIES is a romp through the films that were made in Singapore and then in Kuala Lumpur from 1948 to 1972. (120 represents about a third of all Malay-language films during that period, and this book features most of the famous titles as well as some overlooked gems.) Malaysian writer and filmmaker Amir Muhammad watched them in chronological order and responds to the stories in his own contemporary context. How was the world depicted in those films different from the one we live in today? This book is a serio-comic interrogation into how the iconic fantasies of the past might have unexpected reverberations in the present.

About the Author
Amir Muhammad is a Malaysian writer, publisher and movie-maker. His films include the banned-in-Malaysia documentaries THE LAST COMMUNIST and VILLAGE PEOPLE RADIO SHOW. He set up Matahari Books in 2007 to publish non-fiction and film-related books.

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Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Matahari Books; 1st edition
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-9834484545
Launch-Day Price: RM50

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If you live in Malaysia and can’t make it to the launch but would like to have a copy, you can order by post! It will cost RM60 including registered postal charges. The money needs to be deposited to:

Maybank 014105120512 (Amir Muhammad)

Send confirmation email with your postal address and autograph requests (if any) to info@mataharibooks.com

Orders begin today, and there’s no closing date. Well, it will close if and when there are no more copies of the first edition lah ;-)