Hishamuddin Rais's latest book!

[image source: Malaysia-Today]

According to Malaysia-Today, filmmaker/writer/activist Hishamuddin Rais will be launching his new book, entitled 'Keganasan, Penipuan & Internet: Hegemoni Media Daulah Pecah'. The book will be launched by the author himself, on 1st of May at the Annexe Central Market, KL.

Even though I never believe in his socialist ideals, I've always been a big fan of his writings, be it in Bahasa Melayu or English and been following them consistently since the days of his 'DotMai' column in Malaysiakini during the height of 'Reformasi' and now on Off The Edge magazine and his 'Dari Jelebu' column in MT. I actually have been waiting for years for him to publish a book and am glad that finally the waiting has now ended. I don't really have to agree with all his thoughts and ideas to admire and enjoy his writings and to me, Hishamuddin Rais, is one of the few Malaysian writers whom I would categorize as - 'one of a kind'. Personally, I think writers like, Dr. Farish Noor, Kam Raslan, Faisal Tehrani, Allahyarham Usman Awang and of course, Tun Dr. Mahathir, to just name a few - fits into this so-called 'one of a kind' category nicely. Each is unique in their own sense, which you can't compare them with the others. Well, this is entirely my own opinion. :)

Anyways, another interesting point to note is that, the book will be available in all major bookstores; MPH, Kinokuniya, Borders and etc (if what I read is true). Good stuff.

p/s: A quick glance at the book cover will probably trigger many people to at least flip through the pages. A marketing strategy perhaps?