Above the Day Below the Night

July 29, 2018 by

A novel about sex workers, struggle against HIV/AIDS and dehumanization in Batam Indonesia … [Read more...]

Perburuan 1950 and Keluarga Gerilya 1950

July 21, 2018 by

I've been asked: what is the creative process for me, as a writer? This is not an easy question to answer. Whether "formulated" or not, the creative process is always a very private and personal experience. Each writer will have his own experience, again whether "formulated" or not. I've been asked … [Read more...]

The Girl from the Coast

May 19, 2018 by

Pramoedya's The Girl from the Coast tells the story of a beautiful young woman from a fishing village who finds herself in an arranged marriage with a wealthy aristocrat. Forced to leave her parents and home behind, she moves to the city to become the 'lady' of her husband's house. Pramoedya's … [Read more...]

It’s Not an All Night Fair

May 19, 2018 by

Now available for the first time in English, a classic from "a novelist who should get in line for the Nobel Prize" (Los Angeles Times) Pramoedya Ananta Toer is Indonesia's most celebrated writer, with over thirty works of fiction translated into over thirty languages, and the recipient of many … [Read more...]

House of Glass

May 19, 2018 by

HOUSE OF GLASS is the final volume of Pramoedya Ananta Toer's acclaimed BURU quartet, which chronicles the turbulent history of early twentieth-century, Dutch colonial Indonesia through the eyes of Minke, a Dutch-educated Javanese writer. By now, Minke has risen to become a leading dissident and is … [Read more...]

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