Malaysian Tamil Novels Before Independence

This book traces the history and development of the Malaysian Tamil novels before independence. The impact of the Tamil Novels from Tamil Nadu, India fostered the development of Tamil novel literature in Malaysia. Before independence, novels were written mainly by immigrants from Tamil Nadu, India and Sri Lanka. As such, the impact of the two countries is evident in Malaysian Tamil novels before independence. Malaysia Tamil novelists before independence intend to be instructive in the interest of society. They may be considered as pioneers of Malaysian Tamil novel literature because Tamil novels before independence are greater than some of the later Tamil novels in many respects.