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Noordin Hassan

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Nōdin Hasan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-01-18 (Penang)
Nationality
Malaysian
Languages
Malay
Residence History
Malaysia

Career

Occupations
Playwright
Active Years
1962-2025

Education

University of London
Period: 1962-1966
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: United Kingdom
Newcastle University
Drama
Period: 1976
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: United Kingdom
Drama course

Awards

Literary Prize of Malaysia
1972
Organization: Government of Malaysia
Result: 受賞
Order of Defender of the Crown
1979
Organization: Supreme Ruler of Malaysia
Result: 受賞
S.E.A. Write Award
1987
Organization: Thailand
Result: 受賞
Malaysian National Laureate
1993
Organization: Government of Malaysia
Result: 受賞
Order For Service to the State
1994
Organization: Governor of Penang
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

No grass in the wind

1970 Play

A play with social criticism in fantastic-allegorical form

Social criticismTraditional theater

Do not kill butterflies

1978 Play

A play with social criticism in fantastic-allegorical form

Social criticism

This night the tortoise cried

1994 Play

A play with social criticism in fantastic-allegorical form

Social criticism

Cindai

Islamic play

Play with Islamic content

FaithIslamic symbolism

Bibliography

  • A. Rahim Abdullah. "Melihat Nilai Melayu Melalui Dunia Mungkin Noordin Hassan" – dlm. "Dewan Sastera".
  • Halilah Haji Khalid. Noordin Hassan Dalam Esei dan Kritikan.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fantastic-allegoricalAbsurdistTraditional Malay theater techniquesVerses, music, songs, clownish interludesTheater of faith (teater fitrah)Islamic symbolism and allegory
Recurring Motifs
Social criticismFaith

Legacy

Malaysian National Laureate known for plays with social criticism in imaginative fantastic-allegorical forms.