BOOK REVIEW It is rare for a Malay novel to get as much attention as is being given to ‘Interlok’, written by national literary great Abdullah Hussain. However, it is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

‘Interlok’ is being used as reading material in the Form Five Malay literature syllabus but has come under attack, with detractors describing the novel as racist and sowing the seeds of contempt.