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Amin Sweeney

Born

in England, The United Kingdom

December 13, 1938

Died

November 13, 2010

Genre

Art, History, Poetry

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Amin Sweeney (December 13, 1938 – 13 November 2010) was a Malay linguist of Anglo-Irish descent. He was primarily known as the author of three volumes of The Complete Works of Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi and as the chief editor of the online literary journal Horizon Online, a prominent Indonesian literary magazine managed by Taufiq Ismail.

Amin Sweeney was born in England in 1938, and was sent by the British army to Malaya in 1958 to help stop the communist insurgency. Whilst in the army, he chose to live with the Malay soldiers and moved to Kluang from Melaka where he taught English. During his time as a lieutenant in the army, he taught himself Malay culture and Islamic studies. A year later he returned to London and converted to Islam ...more

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Amin Sweeney’s books

Average rating: 4.32 · 41 ratings · 8 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Budaya Lisan Melayu: Konsep dan Amalan by Amin Sweeney, Dian Saleh (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karya Lengkap Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi Jilid III 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karya Lengkap Abdullah Bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi Jilid I really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pucuk Gunung Es: Kelisanan dan Keberaksaraan dalam Kebudayaan Melayu-Indonesia 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asas Kebudayaan Kebangsaan by Mohd. Affandi Hassan (Contributor), Abdul Razak Hussein (Contributor), Amin Sweeney (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1973	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Malay Shadow Puppets: The Wayang Siam of Kelantan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reputations Live On an Early Malay Autob really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karya Lengkap Abdullah Bin Abdul Kadir Munsyi Jilid II really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Malay word music: A celebration of oral creativity 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Authors and Audiences in Traditional Malay Literature 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars