Half a century ago when Mochtar Lubis' Twilight in Jakarta was secreted out of Indonesia and published in London, it was the first Indonesian novel ever to be published in English translation. The novel, a depiction of social and political events in the capital during the run up to a national … [Read more...]
The Rape of Sukreni
August 31, 2015 by
Violence, money, and melodrama are the volatile ingredients of The Rape of Sukreni. Written in the 1930s by A.A. Panji Tisna, Soekreni’s Gadis Bali was published in 1947. The Rape of Sukreni is a modern Indonesian classic novel that is concerned with the Balinese-Hindu notion of karma, while its … [Read more...]
Family Room
July 22, 2015 by
The stories in Family Room together make up a sojourn through time and space, with the reader traveling from Indonesian villages and remote islands to the capital city of Jakarta; and then to Victoria Park in Hong Kong and onwards to refugee camps in Kashmir, and expedition camps near the lakes of … [Read more...]
This Earth of Mankind
May 31, 2015 by
Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his world. … [Read more...]
Kei
April 7, 2015 by
Until the religious conflict erupts during the last days of the Suharto regime, the Kei people lived in harmony regardless of religion. Namira and her parents are Muslims and live on Kei Kecil Island when fighting breaks out. Namira loses both her parents and must flee. Sala, a young Protestant, … [Read more...]
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