Matahari Books is a

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founded in 2007 by Amir Muhammad. It specialises in Malaysian

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and also

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books. It publishes books in both

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Titles

Non-fiction titles: * '' Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things'' (Vol 1) (2007) compiled by Amir Muhammad with illustrations by Shahril Nizam. * '' New Malaysian Essays'' 1 (2008) edited by Amir Muhammad. * '' New Malaysian Essays'' 2 (2009) edited by Amir Muhammad. * '' New Malaysian Essays'' 3 (2010) edited by Yin Shao Loong * '' Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things'' (Vol 2) (2008) compiled by Amir Muhammad with artwork by Fahmi Reza * The Malaysian Book of the Undead (2008) by

Danny Lim Danny Lim (born 7 November 1975 in Malacca, Malaysia) is a Malaysian writer, journalist and photographer. Published works His articles and photography have been published in publications like ''Off the Edge'' (Malaysia), Malaysiakini, ''The ...

* Kitab Pengetahuan Hantu Malaysia (2008) by

(translated by Ahmad Kamal Abu Bakar) * Taxi Tales on a Crooked Bridge (2009) by

Charlene Rajendran Charlene Rajendran (born 1964 in Malacca) is a Malaysian writer based in Singapore. She currently teaches theatre at the Nanyang Technological University. Published works Rajendran's first book was a collection of poetry called ''Mangosteen Crum ...

Yasmin Ahmad Yasmin binti Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter. She was the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well known in Malaysia fo ...

's Films (2009) by Amir Muhammad * What Your Teacher Didn't Tell You (The Annexe Lectures, Vol 1.) (2009) by

Farish A. Noor Farish Ahmad Noor (born in 1967 in Georgetown, Penang) is Professor at the Department of History, Faculty of the Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya. He was formerly attached to the Zentrum Moderner Orient ( Centre for Modern O ...

* 120 Malay Movies (2010) by Amir Muhammad. * Islam in Malaysia: Perceptions & Facts (2010) by

Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin Prof. Dato' Arif Perkasa Dr. Mohd Asri bin Zainul Abidin ( Jawi: ; born 1 January 1971), better known as MAZA, is an Islamic scholar, preacher, writer and lecturer from Malaysia. He is currently serving his second term as Mufti of Perlis since 2 ...

Mixed anthologies: * Body 2 Body: A Malaysian

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Anthology (2009) edited by Jerome Kugan and Pang Khee Teik * Orang Macam Kita edited by Azwan Ismail and Diana Dirani Screenplay books: *

KAMI the Movie ''Kami'' is a 2008 Malaysian Malay-language drama film directed by Effendee Mazlan and Fariza Azlina Isahak. It was first released on 1 October 2008. The story revolves around the ups and downs of the life of five teenagers and how they cope w ...

(2008) *

ESTET ''Estet'' (stylised as ''ESTET'') is a 2010 Malaysian Malay-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mamat Khalid. It was released 4 November 2010. It is produced by his company Naga XV, and is in Malay and Tamil languages. The film was n ...

(2009) *

Pisau Cukur ''Pisau Cukur'' (Malay: " Razor Knife", but also metaphorically "Gold Digger") is a 2009 Malaysian mystery comedy film directed by Bernard Chauly, which is his first comedy after his 2005 blockbuster break-out drama '' Gol & Gincu''. It stars popu ...

(2009)

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