Salleh Ben Joned

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Salleh Ben Joned
Born(1941-07-05)5 July 1941
Melaka, Straits Settlements (present-day Malaysia)
Died29 October 2020(2020-10-29) (aged 79)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation(s)Poet, writer
Notable workSajak-Sajak Salleh – Poems Sacred and Profane, The Amok of Mat Solo

Salleh Ben Joned (5 July 1941 - 29 October 2020) was a Malaysian poet, who some have called the "bad boy of Malaysian literature". [1]

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Early life

Salleh was born in Melaka on 5 July 1941, where he later attended the Malacca High School. [2] He received a Colombo Plan scholarship in 1963 to study English literature in Australia, where he studied first in Adelaide, then at the University of Tasmania where he was a student of James McAuley. [3]

Career

After returning to Malaysia in 1973, Salleh taught English literature at the University of Malaya, before becoming a freelance writer in 1983. [3] He was also a columnist for the New Straits Times in the 1980s and 1990s. [4] His works include Sajak-Sajak Salleh – Poems Sacred and Profane and The Amok of Mat Solo. [5] His work often employed apparent profanity and blasphemy to criticise contemporary political and religious ideologies in Malaysia; in 1974 he publicly urinated at an art exhibition in response to what he saw as its pretentiousness. [6] An essay written by Salleh explaining his rationale for this 'performance art' was later included in texts on art history. [7]

Death

Salleh died at the age of 79 from heart failure at 1:21 am on 29 October 2020 at the University Malaya Medical Centre. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Salleh Ben Joned: A Most Unlikely Malay (Part 1 of 2)". The History Listen. ABC Radio National. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. ↑ Goh, Daryl (29 Oct 2020). "Maverick Malaysian poet and writer Salleh Ben Joned dead at 79". The Star .[ page needed ]
  3. 1 2 "Maverick Malaysian poet and writer Salleh Ben Joned dead at 79". The Straits Times . 2020-10-29. ISSN   0585-3923.[ page needed ]
  4. 1 2 "Malaysian literary giant Salleh Ben Joned dies". New Straits Times . 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021.[ page needed ]
  5. ↑ Lee, Annabelle (2020-10-29). "Literary icon Salleh Ben Joned passes away, but his legacy lives on". Malaysiakini . Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  6. ↑ Ng, Andrew Hock Soon (2012). "The sacred profane in the poetry of Salleh Ben Joned" (PDF). Kajian Malaysia. 30 (Supp. 1). Universiti Sains Malaysia: 1–21.
  7. ↑ Flores, Patrick D.; Sabapathy, T. K. (November 11, 2024). The Modern in Southeast Asian Art - A Reader. National Gallery Singapore. pp. 1, 326. ISBN   9789811406645.
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