I had no idea that the day I lost my foreskin I stumbled into a trap, completely ignorant and unprepared. Sato Reang never wanted to become a pious child. But now Father is dead, and there are no more prayers. Sato can live as he chooses: he eats his fill, pisses on cars, laughs heartily at the … [Read more...]
The Dog Meows, The Cat Barks
October 21, 2025 by
A swift, intense novel about a teen rebelling against forced religious conformity in a small Javanese town, The Dog Meows, the Cat Barks ponders that perpetual human question, can we ever really be free? Sato Reang enjoys an idyllic childhood of soccer, fighting crickets, and mischief in his … [Read more...]
Max Havelaar
June 9, 2025 by
Max Havelaar - a Dutch civil servant in Java - burns with an insatiable desire to end the ill treatment and oppression inflicted on the native peoples by the colonial administration. Max is an inspirational figure, but he is also a flawed idealist whose vow to protect the Javanese from cruelty ends … [Read more...]
People from Oetimu
April 12, 2025 by
A masterful debut for fans of Salman Rushdie, Gabriel García Márquez, and Namwali Serpell from an equally ambitious, political, form-breaking writer Effortlessly capturing complex historical events, this hypnotizing debut novel introduces readers to a writer at the forefront of Indonesian … [Read more...]
A Dark Tale from Cottonwood Grove
February 1, 2025 by
Cursed with a cleft lip and a disreputable father, Mat has been an outcast since birth in Cottonwood Grove, his village in Indonesia. Never having known love or kindness, he grows up to be a violent and aggressive man, ever ready to kill anyone who annoys him. Inayatun is the village beauty, … [Read more...]
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