Sawerigading Datang dari Laut

Sawerigading Datang dari Laut presents stories that open with striking, often surreal passages, firmly rooted in the landscapes of Sulawesi. Through masterful storytelling, Faisal Oddang creates a world suspended between the real and the unreal—where everyday life intersects with shadows, myths, and lingering fears.

This book is not compelling merely because it tells stories about those long erased, quietly suppressed by the state and, at times, by society itself, their existence buried deep and scarcely remembered. Its true power lies in how these stories transmit bitterness and terror, leaving readers unsettled and exposed, as if drawn into dark spaces that have remained hidden, silenced, and unresolved.