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Natrah - In The Name Of Love

by Fatini Yaacob
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Forbidden Love: A Malaysian Tragedy

Natrah is a tragic story of forbidden love between a young Malay girl and a Chinese boy during the British colonial era in Malaya. This book is a must-read for those interested in exploring the complexity of race relations and societal norms in Malaysia's historical context. The book is written in a captivating manner that keeps readers engaged until the very end.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Natrah - In The Name Of Love

by Fatini Yaacob
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ISBN: 9789830686066
Authors: Fatini Yaacob
Publisher: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia & UTM Johor
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography Memoir, Biography
Goodreads rating: 4.28
(rated by 191 readers)

Description

This is the biography of Natrah: a Dutch girl who was fostered and raised by a Malay woman. Her true story shook the world in 1950 for – unintentionally on her part – her case awakened the Malays to rise up and demonstrate; to defend Islam and to liberate themselves from the colonials.A court decision forced her to return to the Netherlands. She became traumatized for the rest of her life after being immersed in Western culture, while her being was ingrained with the East. She was then made to become a child again when, in fact, she was already joined in marriage. She was eventually married three times, yet continued to hold the memory of Mansor Adabi close to her heart…She entered adulthood in a state of confusion; her emotionally-damaging experiences made her wary of religion, the Malays and the issue of the riots up to the end of her life in 2009. She clung only to love to the extent her last wishes were that her body should not be buried, for fear that it would be claimed by many…
 

Forbidden Love: A Malaysian Tragedy

Natrah is a tragic story of forbidden love between a young Malay girl and a Chinese boy during the British colonial era in Malaya. This book is a must-read for those interested in exploring the complexity of race relations and societal norms in Malaysia's historical context. The book is written in a captivating manner that keeps readers engaged until the very end.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.