Matahari Books

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Matahari Books is a Malaysian publishing company founded in 2007 by Amir Muhammad. [1] It specialises in Malaysian non-fiction and also screenplay books. [2] It publishes books in both English and Malay. [3]

Contents

Titles

Non-fiction titles:

Mixed anthologies:

Screenplay books:

Notes

  1. "Amir and the Foot in Mouth Syndrome" - 14 September 2007
  2. Amir Muhammad interview Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine on The Fairly Current Show - 5 February 2009
  3. Matahari Books on Facebook


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