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    Dhania Putri Sarahtika

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    A nineteen-year-old girl playing the role of a film critic while dreaming to be one someday. That is, if she fails becoming a filmmaker. http://dhaniasarahtika.tumblr.com

    In the Headlines


    Relax, It’s Just Religion: Feby Indirani’s ‘Magical Islamism’

    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Oct 17, 2018

    Relax, It’s Just Religion: Feby Indirani’s ‘Magical Islamism’

    Wregas Bhanuteja to Adapt Eka Kurniawan’s Short Story Into Film

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Sep 19, 2018

    Wregas Bhanuteja to Adapt Eka Kurniawan’s Short Story Into Film

    Eka Kurniawan Talks ‘Cantik Itu Luka’ and His Favorite Books About Indonesia

    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Sep 07, 2018

    Eka Kurniawan Talks ‘Cantik Itu Luka’ and His Favorite Books About Indonesia

    Laksmi Pamuntjak’s ‘Amba’ Sequel to Be Published in Germany

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Jul 27, 2018

    Laksmi Pamuntjak’s ‘Amba’ Sequel to Be Published in Germany

    Aruna the Birdwoman and Her Sophisticated Palate

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Jul 26, 2018

    Aruna the Birdwoman and Her Sophisticated Palate

    Words From a Bullet: Disappeared Poet’s Daughter Digs Deep Into Family Memory for New Poetry Book

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Jun 11, 2018

    Words From a Bullet: Disappeared Poet’s Daughter Digs Deep Into Family Memory for New Poetry Book

    Filmmaker and Novelist Richard Oh to Helm Movie Adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s ‘The Fugitive’

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    May 17, 2018

    Filmmaker and Novelist Richard Oh to Helm Movie Adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s ‘The Fugitive’

    Rebel With a Cause: How Chairil Anwar’s Disgust for Establishment Takes Indonesian Poetry to Next Level

    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    May 09, 2018

    Rebel With a Cause: How Chairil Anwar’s Disgust for Establishment Takes Indonesian Poetry to Next Level

    Is Indonesian Literature Written in English Still Indonesian Literature?

    Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
    Apr 12, 2018

    Is Indonesian Literature Written in English Still Indonesian Literature?

    S. Rukiah Kertapati, Forgotten Woman Writer of the Indonesian Revolution

    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Mar 15, 2018

    S. Rukiah Kertapati, Forgotten Woman Writer of the Indonesian Revolution

    ‘Gentayangan’ Takes Readers on Adventures to Question Identity and Belonging

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Jan 08, 2018

    ‘Gentayangan’ Takes Readers on Adventures to Question Identity and Belonging

    Leila Chudori’s New Novel Speaks About Missing 1998 Activists

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Dec 18, 2017

    Leila Chudori’s New Novel Speaks About Missing 1998 Activists

    New Poetry Book ‘Contact Light’ Connects Human Experience With Science, Outer Space

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Oct 24, 2017

    New Poetry Book ‘Contact Light’ Connects Human Experience With Science, Outer Space

    DKJ Literary Criticism Competition Sees Decline in Quality, Entries

    Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
    Sep 05, 2017

    DKJ Literary Criticism Competition Sees Decline in Quality, Entries

    Indonesia International Book Fair to Hit Jakarta This September

    Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
    Aug 24, 2017

    Indonesia International Book Fair to Hit Jakarta This September

    Joko Pinurbo’s New Poetry Book Highlights Creative Process, Religious Issues

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Aug 14, 2017

    Joko Pinurbo’s New Poetry Book Highlights Creative Process, Religious Issues

    ‘Non-Spesifik’: Anya Rompas’ New Book Delves Into Poet’s Volatile Mind

    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Aug 03, 2017

    ‘Non-Spesifik’: Anya Rompas’ New Book Delves Into Poet’s Volatile Mind

    Time is Transient, Sapardi’s Poems Are Eternal

    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Mar 23, 2017

    Time is Transient, Sapardi’s Poems Are Eternal


    Media Writing(s)


    Relax, It’s Just Religion: Feby Indirani’s ‘Magical Islamism’, on Feby Indirani, published in Jakarta Globe (Oct 17, 2018)
    Eka Kurniawan Talks ‘Cantik Itu Luka’ and His Favorite Books About Indonesia, on Eka Kurniawan, published in Jakarta Globe (Sep 07, 2018)
    Rebel With a Cause: How Chairil Anwar’s Disgust for Establishment Takes Indonesian Poetry to Next Level, on Chairil Anwar, published in Jakarta Globe (May 09, 2018)
    S. Rukiah Kertapati, Forgotten Woman Writer of the Indonesian Revolution, on Siti Rukiah Kertapati, published in Jakarta Globe (Mar 15, 2018)
    Time is Transient, Sapardi’s Poems Are Eternal, on Sapardi Djoko Damono, published in Jakarta Globe (Mar 23, 2017)

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