The Legends of Langkawi (book review)

Title :- The Legends of Langkawi

By :- Mohamed Zahir Haji Ismail

Published :- Utusan Publications & Distributers SND BHD (2000), Paperback (150 pages)

Outline :- A collection of 11 short traditional stories based around Lenkawi – north west islands of Malaysia. Some stories have similar themes such as the Greek Oedipus where the young man sails the seas in search of a wide, while his widowed mother takes a bath in the seventh spring that makes her young again.  A nice collection of stories and suited for a relaxing read by the beach.