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The educators: Kartini (right) and her sisters Roekmini, Kartinah and Soemarti as teachers, pose for a photo, believed to be taken in Jepara, Central Java, 1903. (Courtesy of Leiden University)
The educators: Kartini (right) and her sisters Roekmini, Kartinah and Soemarti as teachers, pose for a photo, believed to be taken in Jepara, Central Java, 1903. (Courtesy of Leiden University)
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UNESCO recognizes Kartini's letters as a Memory of the World

Through letters she wrote to her pen pals, Kartini expressed bold ideas on issues such as girls' access to education, opposition to polygamy and resistance to forced and child marriage.

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Authors hold protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI

Writers chanted "Meta, Meta, book thieves" as they made their way to the Meta building, with some carrying placards reading "I'd write a sign but you'd steal it" and "Get the Zuck off our books", in reference to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s encyclopedia website officially launched

The platform, which includes photographs, archives and a list of Pramoedya’s works, marks the centennial commemoration of his life and legacy.

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Into stories: Digital platform launches audiobooks at UWRF

Launched at the 2019 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF), Storial AudioStory is available for some of the platform’s 31,000 titles by 100,000 Indonesian authors.

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Giving as a way of life: Nila Tanzil on the addictiveness of generosity

Nila Tanzil's latest book, The Art of Giving Back, celebrates the joys that come with giving to others.

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Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing

Asterix, the indomitable pint-sized Gaul forever outfoxing the Romans, returns this week for his 38th comic book adventure "Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter" featuring for the first time in its 60 year history a female heroine.

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'Anonymous' Trump critic coming out with book

A senior US official who penned a newspaper column anonymously last year warning of the dangers of President Donald Trump is coming out with a book.

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Brexit, climate, racism: The Frankfurt book fair in quotes

From being "embarrassed" about Brexit to losing sleep over the climate crisis, here's a look at what star authors had to say about the state of the world at this week's Frankfurt book fair, which ends Sunday.

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Poet Edo Wallad experiments with 'Party Before the End of the World'

Edo Wallad used to spend his time rocking out with his dance-punk band The Safari at dingy underground clubs around town, but ever since then, he has found another channel for his creativity: poetry.

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US-French comic book tackles mass shootings with superheroes

Two US authors have found a novel way to address the mass shootings that regularly plunge their country into mourning -- comic-book superheroes.

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Indonesia launches Raden Saleh comic book at 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair

Indonesia launched a comic book based on painter Raden Saleh's life on the first day of the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair.

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Swedish Academy defends choice for 2019 Nobel literature prize

The Swedish Academy has defended its decision to award the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature to Austrian writer Peter Handke, saying he had made provocative comments but had not supported bloodshed.

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Margaret Atwood: Five favorite novels

Five key novels by Canada's acclaimed author Margaret Atwood.

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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo joint winners of Booker Prize

Judges tore up the rule book on Monday, awarding the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction jointly to Canadian author Margaret Atwood for "The Testaments" and Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo for "Girl, Woman, Other".

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Komik itu Baik traces Arswendo Atmowiloto’s legacy in Indonesian comics

The late literary figure Arswendo Atmowiloto could barely draw comics, but he was the one who worked tirelessly to shift Indonesian parents’ negative perceptions toward comic books.

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In its 16th edition, UWRF ponders consequences of human actions

Karma – the theme of this year’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) – is derived from the Balinese Hindus’ spiritual principle of karma phala, where each action has a consequence equal in force, and similar in form.

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Putu Oka Sukanta brings historical memory to wider audience

Spaces is a novel that transforms former political prisoner Putu Oka Sukanta’s historical memory – of being imprisoned without trial from 1966-1976 to withstanding torture and human rights abuses – into fiction.

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Indonesia embraces creative contents in 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair

Indonesia's participation in the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair is to feature creative contents that are not limited to books, acknowledging the changing times and sensing opportunities for intellectual property licensing. 

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Aslida Rahardjo and her worldwide traditional recipes

Indonesians living abroad know how difficult it is to satisfy their longing for traditional Indonesian dishes.

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Literary worlds cross paths: ‘A Game of Thrones’ book seen in ‘The New Mutants’ comic

A copy of A Game of Thrones, George RR Martin’s first book in the series A Song of Ice and Fire, is seen in the arms of fictional character Wolfsbane in Marvel's "The New Mutants" comic.

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Kilt helped Tintin come out as more PC comic hero, says expert

It's the moment experts say that Tintin stopped being quite so racist, and began his long journey towards what we might now call culturally sensitive "wokeness".

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A historical approach to understand Papua

Papua remains a challenging issue for Indonesia’s sovereignty.

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‘Propaganda and the Genocide’: The national wound weeps still

Propaganda and the Genocide in Indonesia: Imagined Evil is the latest in overseas publications in English focusing on the events of Sept. 30. 

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Five music memoirs hitting bookstores this fall

Festival season might be coming to an end, but some of the biggest names in music will help you get into the swing of fall with these highly anticipated memoirs, out in the coming months.

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‘New York Bakery’ explores social changes in increasingly modern South Korea

Through 14 short stories, the anthology highlights the social changes and cultural clashes experienced by South Koreans in their journey to becoming a modern society.

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‘Milea: Suara dari Dilan’: Teen romance from a boy’s perspective

Milea: Suara dari Dilan (Milea: Voice of Dilan) recounts the same teenage love story as written by Pidi Baiq in his two-part Dilan novels. But this time around, Pidi writes from the perspective of the male protagonist.

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National Library's book collection for visually impaired 'still limited': Association

The library provides up to 3,276 Braille books and 462 audiobooks, ranging from fiction and nonfiction including biographies, religion and general knowledge. 

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Ngehe: Ali Muharam’s zero-to-hero journey

Growing up in a small town called Tasikmalaya, Ali Muharam had dreams of becoming a writer but fate took him in another direction to become a successful snack entrepreneur.

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Margaret Atwood unveils sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

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New book uncovers fresh Harvey Weinstein revelations

A new book about sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, written by journalists who broke the story in 2017, details how his brother pleaded with him get help for his "misbehavior."

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After ‘Kura-Kura Berjanggut’, Azhari Aiyub delves deeper into the world of antiheroes

Prominent writer Azhari Aiyub turns a group of armed bandits into heroes in his next novel.  

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Sharlene Teo relives the ghosts of adolescence past in ‘Ponti’

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