NO one has influenced my creative writing the way the late Datuk Dr Shahnon Ahmad (pic) did. When I started writing short stories in the early 70s, Shahnon’s style was evident in my works.
In particular, one of his short stories, Kalau Ibu Sampai Takah Tiga (If Mother Reaches the Third Stage), published in Dewan Sastera magazine in February 1971, was a real eye-opener for me.
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