Hotel Tua

Book / Collection of Short Stories

by Budi Darma

Format: Paperback, Indonesian
240 page(s)
ISBN/ISBN13: /9786024122072
Published Feb 01, 2017 by Penerbit Buku Kompas

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Hotel Tua comprises 18 Budi Darma’s short stories dating from the 70s to the first decade of 2000s.

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It feels heavy with ideas and thoughts yet is written in a fairly light style. It is luring, it is beguiling, and it teaches you something without burdening you with pretentious teachings. It’s definitely one of the best short-story collections I’ve ever read.
— Ratih Dwi Astuti in Hotel Tua (Personal Blog, Aug 10, 2018)

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