ninotaziz

 

This book of tales brings Nik, a representative of the internet  generation, to several stories known in Southeast Asia, Japan and the Arab countries. He listens to the intricate stories  that weave the threads of imagination with a relevance of universal values. Though they originate from various countries and peoples they speak of sustainable attitudes, struggles and concerns.

 

Told  in elegant English, these stories are decidedly poetic in their narration. The writer not only feels closely the sounds of the language, but also the real function of stories in our lives, especially in a time when the oral and the folkloristic are taken over by the cyber giants and ogres.

 

There are many lessons to learn from nature, the good people of many countries and finally the values that have sustained us till the present.”

 

Prof Emeritus Dr Muhammad Haji Salleh
National Laureate & Tokoh Akademi Negara

 

Nik and the Secrets of the Sunset Ship is another brilliant example of ninotaziz's gift for sharing inspiring, authentically Malaysian tales. It is so important in the modern world to keep Malaysian storytelling alive and ninotaziz does more than anyone to promote Malaysian identity and culture through the power of her work. This story would make anyone proud to be Malaysian.

 

Graham Paling
Group CEO, Mongoose Publishing Sdn Bhd     

 

 

ninotaziz has that exquisite gift of storytelling that is even more compelling in an age when we are so rushed and so bewildered by the sweep of technology. Old stories come alive in new settings but the truths that they carry are still essential to our lives as narratives of the past make sense of who we are. As the enchantment of stories continue to appeal to the young and not so young, ninotaziz should be congratulated for keeping alive an old tradition and in doing it so well.

 

Wan A Hulaimi aka Awang Goneng
Author, Growing Up In Trengganu & A Map of Trengganu