Literature in English

MAIN REFERENCES Bressler, C.E. (2010). Literary criticism: An introduction to theory and practice. London:Prentice-Hall, International Edition.   ISBN: 0131534483 • 9780131534483 Poplawaski, P. Eds. (2007). English literature in context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

ADITIONAL REFERENCES Bate, J. (2010). English literature: A short introduction. London: Oxford University Press. Bennet, A. (2009). An Introduction toLiterature: Criticism and Theory. London: Longman. Eagleton, T. (2008). Literary theory: An introduction. London: Blackwell Publishing. Innes, C.L. (2007). The Cambridge introduction to post-colonial literature. London: Cambridge University Press.

Quayum, Mohammad A. and Wicks, Peter C. (2001). Malaysian literature in English: a critical reader.

Kuala Lumpur: Pearson Education Sdn. Bhd.

SHORT STORIES

“Hills Like Elephants” (Hemingway) OR “Three Hours Between Planes” (Fitzgerald)

“A Little Place off the Edgware Road” (Greene) OR “The Mahogany Table” (Townsend Warner)

 “His Country – Afterall” (Lawson) OR “Down at the Dump” (White)

 “Civil Peace” (Achebe) OR “Africa Emergent” (Gordimer)

“A Dream of China” (Yu) OR “Pigeons At Daybreak” (Desai)

“Shame” (Shirley Lim) OR “Most Improved” (Muhammad Masri)  OR “A New Year’s Day  Lunch in Kia Peng” (Karim Raslan)

PLAYS

“The System of Professor Tuko”   (Al Santos)  OR *The Coffin is Too Big for the Hole (Kuo Pao Kun)

"We Could **** You, Mr.Birch" (Kee Thuan Chye)

NOVELS

Malaysian

“Scorpion Orchid” by Lloyd Fernando

Asian

“The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan