Khadijah Hashim is a Malaysian writer who was born on 20th of April, 1942
in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. She is also a teacher and a journalist. She
used to work with Utusan Melayu (1974-1976) and Berita Harian (1976- 1985). She
has produced 19 novels so far. She also writes for short stories, radio drama scripts,
children's books, rhymes and poetry. Her children's rhyme book 'Sayang Sayang' has
been chosen to be on Honour List of the International Board on Books for Young
People (IBBY) in Basel, Switzerland (2002) and 'Semerbak Poetry' in Macau, China
(2006). Some of her works have been adapted to television dramas and films like
'Badai Semalam', 'Mira Edora' and 'Bicara Hati'. 'Badai Semalam' was used as school
textbook in Malaysia and Singapore. The novel has been translated into English with
the title 'Storms of Yesterday' in 1991 by Mahani Abdul Hamid.
(Source: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka official website)
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