Download or read book Self and Society in Southeast Asian Fiction written by Thelma B. Kintanar and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 1988 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins with a brief survey of the development of modern fiction in Southeast Asia. The fiction of five ASEAN countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand - is reviewed to analyze the major patterns in the relationship between the individual and his society as shown in the following themes: the individual and his identities, alienation and exile, social class and the individual, and commitment.