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Women in Translation | Indonesia through Their Eyes

    Jabłko i nóż

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    Jabłko i nóż

    Piosenkarka dangdut marzy o zemście na molestujących ją mężczyznach. Młoda kobieta, pracując nad kampanią reklamową podpasek higienicznych, musi zmierzyć się ze wspomnieniami pierwszej miesiączki i wiążącym się z nią tabu. “Zła siostra” Kopciuszka dzieli się swoją wersją wydarzeń w krwawej reinterpretacji tej znanej na całym świecie historii. Te i inne bohaterki Jabłka i noża — artystki, pracowniczki korporacji, czarownice — w drodze za własnymi pragnieniami wymykają się narzuconym im przez patriarchat ograniczeniom. Za nic mają normy, zasady i tradycje.

    Intan Paramaditha, autorka Wędrówki, przepisuje indonezyjskie mity i legendy, miesza je z europejskimi baśniami, popkulturą i horrorami klasy B. Czarny humor łączy z grozą, krew ze smakowitym sokiem słodkich jabłek, a morał rodem z baśni z przestrogą, by nie lekceważyć potęgi drzemiącej w kobiecym ciele.

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    A dangdut singer dreams of taking revenge on the men who harassed her. A young woman working on a sanitary pad advertising campaign must confront memories of her first period and the taboos associated with it. Cinderella’s “wicked sister” shares her side of the story in a bloody retelling of this world-famous tale. These and other heroines of Apple and Knife—artists, corporate workers, witches—pursue their own desires, breaking free from the restrictions imposed on them by the patriarchy. They care nothing for norms, rules, and traditions.

    Intan Paramaditha, author of The Wandering, rewrites Indonesian myths and legends, mixing them with European fairy tales, pop culture, and B-movie horror. She blends black humor with terror, blood with the sweet juice of sweet apples, and a fairy-tale moral with a warning never to underestimate the power slumbering within the female body.



    Author Intan Paramaditha
    Translator Marianna Lis

    Format Paperback, Polish
    Page(s) 168
    ISBN/ISBN13 /9788367034715
    Published Date Nov 19, 2026
    Publisher Wydawnictwo Tajfuny

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    Genre(s) Fiction / Literary Fiction
    Audiences Adult


    Other/Related Editions


    Apple and Knife
    English / 2018
    Apple and Knife
    English / 2018
    Apple and Knife
    English / 2025


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