Sabda Armandio Alif
Writer
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A novelist and short story writer. He is the recipient of numerous literary awards, including Best Novel of 2015 from Rolling Stone Indonesia for his first work of long fiction, Kamu, the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book, and Best Novel from the Jakarta Arts Council for his second book, 24 Hours with Gaspar, and Tempo Magazine’s Literary Figure of the Year for his 2019 novella, Dekat dan Nyaring. Armandio’s short fiction debuted in English translation in 2020, in the anthology The Book of Jakarta (Comma Press). Armandio lives in South Jakarta, where, in addition to writing fiction, he works as a multimedia journalist and literary translator. 1
Book(s)
24 Hours with Gaspar
Novel
184 page(s), Seagull Books
Cerita-Cerita Jakarta
Anthology
213 page(s), POST Press
The Book of Jakarta: A City in Short Fiction
Collection of Short Stories
page(s), Comma Press
Excerpts from the novel 24 Hours with Gaspar A Detective Story
Novel
174 page(s), BTW Books
24 Jam Bersama Gaspar: Sebuah Cerita Detektif
Novel
228 page(s), Buku Mojok
In the Headlines
Variety / All Things Books
Nov 28, 2023
Variety / All Things Books
Sep 26, 2023
Straits Times / All Things Books
Aug 26, 2023
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