Muhammad Haji Salleh

Muhammad Haji Salleh, Ph.D. is known in Malaysia and abroad as a poet, critic, editor and translator in Malay and English.   He has published twelve collections of poetry and thirty-odd books of criticism, translation, and anthologies.   Among his major poetry collections in Malay are Perjalanan Si Tenggang II, Sajak-sajak Sejarah Melayu, Salju Shibuya, Meraih Ruang, Setitik Darah di Bilik Bundar; while in English, they include Time and Its People, Beyond the Archipelago and Rowing Down Two Rivers.   Among his critical works are Romance and Laughter in the Archipelago, Menyeberang Sejarah, Yang Empunya Ceritera: The Mind of the Malay Author, An Introduction to Modern Malaysian Literature and Jatuh ke Rumput, Gilang.

In all he has written and edited more than 50 books in Malay and English, of poetry, translation and literary criticism/theory.   These are published in Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, Australia and the U.S.

Muhammad is a National Laureate of Malaysia.   

Interview with Muhammad Haji Salleh