Powieść indonezyjskiej pisarki Siti Rukiah opowiada o losach młodej kobiety z klasy średniej, rozdartej między miłością a powinnościami wobec rodziny; między osobistymi pragnieniami a powinnościami wobec ojczyzny i toczącej się walki o niepodległość. Jest to jedno z nielicznych dzieł w historii … [Read more...]
Historical
Kejatuhan dan Hati
August 14, 2026 by
The Fall and the Heart by S Rukiah is one of the lesser known classics of the Indonesian revolutionary era and arguably the strongest piece of prose writing by an Indonesian woman author before the 1970s. Rukiah’s account of a young, middle-class woman’s experiences with her lover, her family, and … [Read more...]
Rumah dengan Pintu Biru
May 8, 2026 by
Indonesia, 1965. As General Suharto seizes power and the streets of Jakarta run with fear, 14-year-old Tari Budiardjo’s life is torn apart. Her Javanese father and British mother – intellectuals and civil servants-turned-radicals in Sukarno’s government – are imprisoned without trial, leaving her to … [Read more...]
My Neighbour, The Dictator
May 8, 2026 by
Indonesia, 1965. As General Suharto seizes power and the streets of Jakarta run with fear, 14-year-old Tari Budiardjo’s life is torn apart. Her Javanese father and British mother – intellectuals and civil servants-turned-radicals in Sukarno’s government – are imprisoned without trial, leaving her to … [Read more...]
