毋庸置疑，「二戰」前馬華文學就是中國現代文學的海外分支，大量中國作家南來馬來亞，其中許傑、林參天堪為五四文學在南洋傳播的重要代表。二戰前的馬華文學在南來作家的參與下迅速發展，郁達夫、胡愈之無疑是其中的代表。隨著歷史的演進，「二戰」後南洋地區掀起了反殖運動，中國也發生著政治劇變，很多南來作家選擇北歸中國，而留下來的南來作家開始書寫自己身處南洋的在地感情，如韋暈、方北方、原上草、姚拓、方修等重要作家的認同感的變化，處處都彰顯著從「僑民」到「公民」的身份自覺。1960年前後，馬來亞半島上誕生了馬來西亞和新加坡兩個一衣帶水的新興國家，留下來的南來作家和繼起本土作家關注馬來亞地區的努力和創作成績越來越明顯。本文試圖從文學史發展和作家創作姿態轉變的線索中，尋找二十世紀前半期，馬來亞地區華人作家的創作身份認同和創作變化的歷史依據，同時也檢視這段時期的馬華文學發展歷程和創作主題，試圖從作家創作精神的層面把握這個特定歷史時期的文學精神，為馬華文學發生與發展的研究提供新的批評平臺。

Malaysian Chinese Literature is no doubt an overseas branch of Chinese literature. A large number of Chinese writers came to Malaya and became important representatives of literature in Southeast Asia, such as Xu Jie, Lin Cantian, etc. Before World War II, Malaysia Chinese literature had been developing rapidly, especially when Yu Dafu and Hu Yuzhi came to Malaya. As the year progressed, the anti-colonial movement rose in Nanyang, and China also underwent a political upheaval. Many Chinese immigrant writers in Malaysia choose to return to China. Some of them also choose to stay in Malaya, such as Wei Yun, Fang Beifang, Yuan Shangcao, Yao Tuo, and Fang Xiu. The experience of indigenization had transformed their identification from "diaspora" to "citizen." Around 1960's, the two new countries, Malaya and Singapore, emerged in the Malay Peninsula. The works of immigrant writers from China and local writers all focus on the living reality of Malaya gradually. This paper attempts to describe the development of Malaysia Chinese literature history and analyze the changes of theme of the Malaysia Chinese literature, especially the indigenization and transformation of Chinese immigrant writers in Malaysia during 1919-1965. The paper also tries to grasp the literary spirit and provide a new platform of criticism for the Malaysia Chinese literature.