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‘Nowhere, everywhere and anywhere’: Tari Lang on exile and Indonesia in 1965
Forced into exile by the trauma of 1965, Tari Lang revisits a country she loves and its unfinished struggle for freedom in her memoir, My Neighbour, The Dictator.
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Dutch royal family backed colonial rule from the beginning, study finds
A study involving around 60 researchers finds that the House of Orange-Nassau supported colonial violence, forced labor and slavery, even when its direct political power was limited. ...
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Top-selling novelist denies AI use, admits plagiarism 'mistakes'
Thelyson Orelien, 38, was accused of using artificial intelligence to write his French-language novel about migration "C'etait ca ou mourir" ("It Was Either That Or Die"), which was set to be translated in more than 20 countries. ...
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Jordan Marzuki: Draws his way through his childhood memories
Indonesian designer, video-maker and illustrator Jordan Marzuki celebrates his childhood in his book.
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Bumilangit universe expands to Southeast Asia
The English edition of Gundala has landed in bookstores in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
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‘Buru Island – A Prison Memoir’: Watermelons drained of tears
The tenacity and bravery of Yogyakarta writer Hersri Setiawan and his mates who were jailed on Buru Island reveal much of human nature. Here the book becomes a page turner for those who wants to know the truth, not the manufactured version.
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'Such A Fun Age': Eye-opening, contemporary fun read
Such a Fun Age begins with the classic ‘caught being racist’ moment often trending in the media.
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Dolorosa Sinaga’s biography: A story of art and activism
Venerable sculptor and feminist icon Dolorosa Sinaga celebrated her illustrious career spanning more than four decades with the launch of her biography, Dolorosa Sinaga: Tubuh, Bentuk, Substansi (Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter).
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Winternachten literary festival and the art of decolonization
Former Dutch colonies are the focus at Winternachten, one of the Netherlands' biggest literary festivals, in The Hague.
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‘Gundala’ returns to its roots with official English-edition comic book
Gundala – Takdir is said to be a bestseller and its fourth edition is currently in circulation in the national market.
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Bestselling US author Mary Higgins Clark dies
Best-selling American author Mary Higgins Clark, known to her fans as the "Queen of Suspense", has died aged 92, her publisher confirmed Friday.
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'American Dirt,' novel on migrants, ignites literary controversy
Hailed by luminaries such as Stephen King and Oprah Winfrey, "American Dirt" was touted as the next "great American novel," bought for a seven-figure advance, backed by aggressive marketing and launched last week to great fanfare in both English and Spanish.
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French writer 'regrets' his pedophile sex tourism in Asia
French writer Gabriel Matzneff said in an interview Wednesday that he "regrets" his trips to Asia to have sex with children, claiming that at the time "no one ever said it was a crime".
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Big Bad Wolf book sale to return to Jakarta in March
Similar to previous years, the event is set to take place at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, South Tangerang, Banten.
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Tiffany Tsao: Giving outsiders a voice
Through translating and writing, Tiffany Tsao aims to put Indonesian literature, and her own novels, on the world stage.
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Five famous authors born in the Year of the Rat
These literary stars, from the Bard to the man behind "A Song Of Ice And Fire" saga, were all born in the year of the Rat.
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Rising rents push out famous LGBT bookshop from Paris's gay district
France's oldest LGBT bookshop is being pushed out of Paris's trendy gay district due to skyrocketing rents fanned by gentrification, tourism and top brands which have opened outlets there.
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Anthony Bourdain's new travel book to be released in October
Bourdain's first posthumous book, 'World Travel: An Irreverent Guide,' will be published on Oct. 13.
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A peek into the life and times of Utomo Josodirdjo
One of Indonesia’s most venerated figures in accounting, Utomo Josodirdjo, celebrated his 90th birthday with the launch of two memoirs commemorating his journey in creating the country’s largest accounting firm SGV Utomo.
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A new data reckoning in 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is an ambitious book that deserves a greater audience outside business leaders and policymakers.
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‘Buru Island: A Prison Memoir’ now available for English readers
Translated by Jennifer Lindsay, Buru Island: A Prison Memoir is the most recent and last book in the Herb Feith Translation series, a program than publishes high-quality non-fiction books not previously available in English, which enhance scholarship and teaching about Indonesia.
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'Trainspotting' author Irvine Welsh's lust for life
Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh lives one heck of a life.
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‘Migration in the Time of Revolution’: Ba Ren, the spy who came into the fold
Apart from a few old survivors of last century’s left-wing purges and a short bookshelf of historians, Ba Ren’s name would puzzle Indonesians. Yet his complex story as disclosed in Taomo Zhou’s book Migration in the Time of Revolution is so extraordinary.
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French publisher pulls books by writer accused of underage rape
French publisher Gallimard said on Tuesday it was halting the sale of books by a writer accused of raping children.
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'A Long Petal of the Sea': Personal account of war and revolution in the 20th century
Just like Neruda's best-known poems, at its core, A Long Petal of the Sea tells a romance between men and states.
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New book smashes taboo over French author's sex with teens
A prominent French author who has never made any secret of his preference for sex with adolescent girls and boys is at the center of a firestorm as a former partner publishes a book describing the lasting trauma of underage intercourse over three decades ago.
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Barack Obama reveals his favorite books of 2019
Barack Obama took to social media on the weekend to share his favorite reads of 2019 -- a scholarly list that shows the former US president remains very much a bookworm.
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Where the water flows: Sindhunata launches new poetry book
Gabriel Possenti Sindhunata, a Catholic priest, released his newest poetry book, inspired by water, in his hometown of Batu, East Java.
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With Uighur comic, Japanese manga artist aims to highlight everyday 'suffering'
A Japanese artist whose manga comics about a Uighur woman went viral wants to use the simple power of her work to raise awareness of the "daily suffering" endured by the Chinese mostly Muslim minority.
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Webcomics spread joy, laughter on Instagram
Aspiring Indonesian webcomic artists take pleasure in making their followers smile with the hilarious, awkward and sometimes dry jokes they post on Instagram.
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'Fifty Shades' trilogy tops best-selling novels of the decade
The story, with a spotlight on young Anastasia Steele’s BDSM relationship with her wealthy and mysterious older boyfriend Christian Grey, was well-received around the world.
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Jia Tolentino’s 'Trick Mirror' is the smartest book of the year
Every decade or so, a nonfiction book arrives that is so good that it causes a seismic shift in the way people think about everyday occurrences.
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Trace of history: Author Iksaka Banu on coming full circle
Award-winning author Iksaka Banu tells of his adventures in historical fiction.
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