Creativity and Authorship in Historical Novels: A Comparative Analysis of Affifudin Omar's Tun Perak Paduka Raja and Langit Kresna Hariadi's Gajah Mada Makar Dharmaputra

Generally, the production of historical novels demands author to adhere accuracy facts in effort convey his story. However, as a literary work, elements related creativity and authorship are inevitable ensure that work produced is able attract attention readers. Indeed, every possesses their own producing novels. Therefore, this study comparative analysis Affifudin Omar from Malaysia Langit Kresna Hariadi Indonesia. The selected for Tun Perak Paduka Raja (2017) Gajah Mada Makar Dharmaputra (2012). This employs Kristeva’s (1980) principles intertextuality assess writers’ transmuting traditional texts into will highlight strengths weaknesses two authors. significant it reveals dynamics thinking writers Malay Archipelago.