Dina Zaman

Dina Zaman (born 1969, Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian poet, short story writer and playwright.

Life

Dina Zaman's childhood was spent in Japan, Russia and other countries. She studied creative writing at Western Michigan University and Lancaster University.^[1] In 2007 a collection of her columns for the online newspaper Malaysiakini.com was published in book form as I am Muslim.^[2]

Works

Plays

• Why Did He Sleep With Me If I'm So Fat?, 1995
• Penganggur Terhormat, 1995

Short stories

• 'Philippa', 1994
• 'The Fat Woman', 1996
• 'The Cacang Putch and Assam Lady', 1996
• Night and Day 1997

Poetry

• 'How to Go to Heaven'
• 'Carpe Diem'
• 'The Pickpocket'
• 'Snapshot of a Family Holiday', 1999

Collected journalism

• I Am Muslim, Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish Books, 2007. ISBN 978-983-322-1157

References

1. ^ Nor Faridah Abdul Manaf, 'Zaman, Dina', Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing,ed. Jane Eldridge Miller, Routledge, 2001.
2. ^ Farish A. Noor, Of hookers, hustlers and holy men, The Star Online, 25 March 2007

External links

• Review of I Am Muslim by M. Bakri Musa

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Name	Zaman, Dina
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Short description	Malaysian writer
Date of birth	1969
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