[On The Last days of An Artist] The writer’s ability to introduce Pak Hassan, a story-teller, into a modern novel is itself a pioneering achievement, and proved to be a successful one … Through this novel Anwar Ridhwan proves that he thoroughly understood and was able to grasp his chosen theme, and this ability is well balanced with good technique (Widya, April 1981). posted by NUR ALIAA ANWAR.