Katrin Figge

Authors / Journalist

Online Writing(s)


Mobile Libraries in the Furthest Corners of Indonesia, published in Goethe Institut – Magazine

Media Writing(s)


Feby Indirani: The importance of being honest, on Feby Indirani, published in Jakarta Post (Jun 29, 2019)
Between humor and violence: Seno Gumira’s quest for truth, on Seno Gumira Ajidarma, published in Jakarta Post (Mar 20, 2019)
From Indonesia to Germany: The story of Nuril Basri, on Nuril Basri, published in Jakarta Post (Oct 11, 2018)
Laksmi Pamuntjak’s passion for all things culinary, on Laksmi Pamuntjak, published in Jakarta Post (May 14, 2018)
Ika Natassa: From Boardroom to Bookshop, on Ika Natassa, published in Jakarta Globe (May 14, 2015)

Book Story(s)


Asian women writers gain a wider audience thanks to translations of their work crowdfunded by a British publisher (Deviant Disciples), published in South China Morning Post (Oct 11, 2020)
‘The Wandering’: Intan Paramaditha’s magical red shoes (The Wandering), published in Jakarta Post (Apr 12, 2020)
Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan (Rainbirds), published in Personal Blog (Jan 25, 2020)
Laksmi Pamuntjak: Shines through with ‘Fall Baby’ (Fall Baby), published in Jakarta Post (Sep 24, 2018)

Media Clipping(s)


Found in Translation: Putting Indonesian Novels on the Map, published in Jakarta Globe (May 20, 2011)