Hamsad Rangkuti's stories are carefully crafted, humorous, and often carry an unexpected twist. Overall, they deal lovingly with the diverse cultures of the disparate Indonesian Republic and with its turbulent history – from the Revolution of 1945–1949, fought to gain national independence from … [Read more...]
To Love, To Wonder: The Poetry of Sitor Situmorang
October 2, 2017 by
The 1953 publication of Sitor Situmorang's "Green Paper Letters" pegged him as a rising poet. Six decades later, the writer was still active. The more than one hundred poems in this book were selected from the several thousand he wrote. The main characteristics of Sitor's poetry is the simplicity of … [Read more...]
Never the Twain
July 3, 2017 by
The novel Salah Asuhan, translated here as Never the Twain, is among the most popular works of modern Indonesian fiction. First published in 1928, the book is still in print today. Hanafi, the novel's protagonist, is madly in love with Corrie du Bussee, a beautiful Eurasian, though he has long been … [Read more...]
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