Welcome to Gerakbudaya Bookshop

We are passionate about the books that matter

The newly expanded bookshop at 226 Lebuh Pantai is now open seven days a week, with the following hours: 11.00am–6.00pm (with late night opening till 8.00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

 

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Orginally opened in 2014, and located in the heart of George Town’s world heritage site, the newly expanded Gerakbudaya Bookshop is an essential part of the city’s cultural life. The name of the bookshop is well chosen. In the Malay language, gerak denotes move while budaya means culture. We hope our presence helps stimulate fresh, radical ideas and new forms of cultural engagement in Penang and beyond.

 

Gerakbudaya Bookshop is a place for people who love books to meet, talk and, of course, browse. Visit us any time.

Preeta Samarasan

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Preeta Samarasan

Preeta Samarasan grew up in Ipoh and received her education in Malaysia and the United States before moving to France in 2006. She is the author of two novels: Evening Is the Whole Day (2008), longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and Tale of the Dreamer’s Son (2022). Her short fiction and essays have appeared in literary journals around the world.

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