Set in an alternate reality where pregnancy endows women with exceptional powers, one new mother uncovers terrifying truths about herself and life in this philosophical and propulsive tale of a woman and mother in crisis. In a world where drastic measures have averted the global environmental … [Read more...]
Women
The Longing
March 22, 2026 by
It is in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, in the 1950s, when Ah Lam is married off to Cheng Lei, the son of a wealthy merchant, to help improve her family’s situation as she is of age. Once settled in Surabaya, Ah Lam soon finds herself dealing with an abusive husband while raising her young children … [Read more...]
Borasih
February 6, 2026 by
When beauty is no longer a matter of care, but an ancient rite of women’s resistance. At the foot of Bukit Ciambarang, two women meet amid the feud of two giant cosmetic dynasties: Galinggih in the East, and Wirasandi in the West. They are heirs to the trauma of Ciambarang’s conflicts and politics. … [Read more...]
Bumi Manusia
June 11, 2018 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...]
