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Culture and Entertainment 4 months ago

In Ratih Kumala’s 'Koloni', the revolution is tiny and female

Inspired by national struggles and everyday exhaustion, the Cigarette Girl author writes a story about ants that feels deeply human.

Books 3 years ago

Jesse Q. Sutanto returns with cozy murder mystery

Slowly but surely building a reputation as one of the most prolific and versatile writers in the industry, Jesse Q. Sutanto’s new book Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers will be released on March 14.

People 4 years ago

‘Lupus’ writer Hilman Hariwijaya dies aged 57

The writer known for penning '80s teen hit Lupus passed away at around 8 a.m. on March 9, 2022.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Indonesia's Peter Pan: Ziggy Z delivers dark subjects with a child's eye

Award-winning author Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie has published another book that looks relatively harmless at a glance yet is deceptively angsty and dark.

Books 4 years ago

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Five best reads of 2021 by Indonesian writers

What does your reading list look like going into the third year (yes, really) of the extremely prolonged pandemic? Here are five titles from 2021 that you might want to include.

Books 4 years ago

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Legendary author Gol A Gong talks literacy and reminiscences

Best known for his iconic series Balada Si Roy (The Ballad of Roy), popular among teenagers in the late 1980s and early nineties, Indonesian author Gol A Gong is releasing his memoir.

Books 5 years ago

9 Indonesian book translations to read on World Book Day

Here are several books by Indonesian authors that have been translated into English, for those who wish to enrich their reading palette.

Books 6 years ago

A twist of fate: Valiant Budi on 'Tukar Takdir', writing and life

Valiant “Vabyo” Budi Yogi plays with the idea of fate and humans in his latest book Tukar Takdir (Changing Fate).

Books 6 years ago

Open the window: Pratiwi Juliani on writing and 'Dear Jane'

Writing seems to come naturally to Pratiwi Juliani, whose sophomore book Dear Jane was launched on May 12.

Books 7 years ago

'The sound to my voice': Norman Erikson Pasaribu on translator Tiffany Tsao

“A translation is an act of reassembling a body. Tiffany has given a sound to my voice. The translation process is as important as the writing itself," said Norman Erikson Pasaribu, author of Sergius Seeks Bacchus.

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