Remembering legendary Malaysian writer, Rehman Rashid

Rehman Rashid at the launch of his last book, Small Town, at Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani

In Rehman Rashid's much loved book, A Malaysian Journey, he describes his months-long journey through the nation, visiting every state in Malaysia. Describing the sights, sounds, smells, and souls he encounters, Rehman contemplates the colourful ways of the country, pondering on issues such as our culture, identity, unity, and future.

His book was written in 1993 – almost 25 years ago. But peruse its pages, and you’ll discover that some of the things in it could have been written yesterday. It’s no wonder that the book is a modern-day nonfiction classic, cementing Rehman in the annals of Malaysian literary history.