‘A Malaysian Journey’ by Rehman Rashid
There are two interwoven journeys: the author’s literal and physical one upon his return home and reacquaintance with Malaysia, and the other a history of Malaysia: the events leading up to Malaya’s independence in 1957, the birth of Malaysia in 1963, and the nation’s coming-of-age during the terms of Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister. Ng Su Ann