Munshi Abdullah is regarded as the father of modern Malay literature


debbie@thestar.com.my 

FRONTING the Dang Wangi LRT station in Kuala Lumpur is Jalan Dang Wangi that is named after a mythical Malaccan figure, and just a stone’s throw away is Jalan Munshi Abdullah that is also named after a Malaccan figure – only this time, it is a real person, and a prominent one, too.  

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