Literary festivals – More momentous than you may imagine
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
November 2015EDITORIAL
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Now when Penang is holding its George Town Literary Festival again – and I have no doubt that it will be an even greater success than before – let me ponder over what I think is one of the most important things that have failed to develop properly in post-colonial Malaysia, namely our mastery of language.We like to say that we master languages when, most of the time, we are mastered by languages. Now, becoming really good at expressing oneself...
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is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.