Marno took out a cigarette, then stood and went to the window. Lowering his gaze he looked at the jungle of skyscrapers. They appeared to be asleep. The pale moonlight made them look cold and hard. A feeling of emptiness and loneliness surged within him.
from the short story “A Thousand Fireflies in Manhattan”
Author Umar Kayam
Translator John H. McGlynn
Format Paperback, English
Page(s) 210
ISBN/ISBN13 9798083849/9789798083846
Published Date Jan 01, 2013
Publisher Lontar Foundation
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Translator John H. McGlynn
Format Paperback, English
Page(s) 210
ISBN/ISBN13 9798083849/9789798083846
Published Date Jan 01, 2013
Publisher Lontar Foundation
View on Goodreads | Google Books
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What is fascinating to notice in this collection, however, is a real mood of loneliness that comes markedly through. Kayam’s characters are generally alone or feel themselves to be alone, fighting their individual problems.
— Debra Yatim in Fireflies in Manhattan through Javanese Eyes (Tempo English, Mar 22, 2013)
— Debra Yatim in Fireflies in Manhattan through Javanese Eyes (Tempo English, Mar 22, 2013)
