Wednesday 28 May 2008

People who read Malay novels must be a very loving lot

These were the Top 10 Malay fiction best-sellers for the whole of last year, as sold in Popular bookshops:

Biar Rindu Berlalu – Sharifah Abu Salem
Ku Seru Kasihmu – Izzul Izzati
Kasih Seharum Lavender – Eita Ashyta
Atas Nama Cinta – Bikash Nur Idris
Bayangan Rindu – Anis Ayuni
Murni Kasih – Norhayati Berahim
Senafas Rindu – Damya Hanna
Cinta... Tiada Akhirnya – Fauziahn Ashari
Buatmu Kekasih – Aisya Sofea
Bunga-bunga Kemboja – Aina Emir.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It seems like there is a trend in best selling titles.
1. Use names of flowers
2. Use the word cinta/rindu/kasih
3. Have female author name

Maybe for your next book we can have something like Cinta rindu bunga raya by Amirah Muhammad. LOL.

Tok Rimau said...

Yg baca novel romen ni kebanyakan awek. Buku agama kot.

Lelaki baca apa? aku pun tak tau.

Tahniah! Star Award!

mCrossings said...

a malaysian version Amills & Moon....

love the covers...(M&B covers only)