Aisya Sofea : A Cult Novelist Reinforcing the Patriarchal System through the Romance Genre

Abstract

Malaysia’s popular cult novelist Aisya Sofea is discussed vis-à-vis this essay. It defines the cult novel and the popular novel and the differences between them. The novelist is one of Malaysia’s leading popular and cult novelist. She is a house hold name and her followers can be found on the internet. This essay will look into the aspects present in three of her novels which have helped her to become a cult novelist. Mainly it will focus on the gender question that is portrayed by the writer that has managed to attract her readers. The methodology used in writing this essay is textual analysis focusing on the gender question.