About A. Samad Said
A. Samad Said (Abdul Samad bin Muhammad Said) is distinguished by his literal works which expresses his strong personality. He was born on April 9, 1935 in Melaka (Malacca). He completed his primary school education in Singapore during the World War 2 years (1940-1946)
He began working as a hospital clerk and eventually became a full time writer for Malaysian newspapers such as Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian (similar to The Straits Times as the first mainstream newspaper in Bahasa Malaysia. He became a famous Malaysian writer because his writing comes about from observations about human experiences in society. This makes the themes and issues brought up in his writing relatable to readers in that culture. Some of the Issues include racial and economic disparity.
Many of his works have been translated and appreciated for it's literary richness.
"The Dead Crow", a poem written by A. Samad Said is surveyed to be one of the hardest poems to understand amongst those taught in Secondary School. We shall look at this poem and 2 others amongst the numerous poems and shorts stories that he has created.
Achievements: Pejuang Sastera (1976), SEA Write Award (1979), Sasterawan Negara (1985), Sasterawan Nusantara (1999)
Motivations of what he writes also lead to central themes of his poetry: Political Corruption, Pollution, Economic disparity
