Asean writers are not clearly perceived on the world literature scene. They have yet to develop their own common identity or brand as they adapt to post-colonialism.
Writers in this region are still bound by European sources rather than looking to their own: Malaysian writers are influenced by the British, Indonesian by the Dutch, and Cambodian and Vietnamese by the French.
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