Autobiographical
Dari Penjara Ke Penjara
The Mute’s Soliloquy: A Memoir
In 1965, Pramoedya Ananta Toer was detained by Indonesian authorities and eventually exiled to the penal island of Buru. Without a formal accusation or trial, the onetime national hero was imprisoned on Buru for eleven years. He survived under brutal conditions, somehow managing to produce his … [Read more...]
Pengakuan: Eks Parasit Lajang
A sexual and spiritual autobiography. Taking the Garden of Eden story as a metaphor for consciousness, this book narrates the development of the progragonist's awareness of her sexuality and spirituality. A Catholic girl who left the church, she made love with a devout Muslim boy who tried to … [Read more...]
Cerita Cinta Enrico
Enrico’s Love Story tells about a boy who wants to free himself from his mother but actually has a kind of Oedipus complex. Enrico is born when the first rebellion in Indonesia is proclaimed in Padang, the town of his birth. His father joins the separatist movement. Enrico’s lives intertwined with … [Read more...]
Si Parasit Lajang: Seks, Sketsa, & Cerita
The Single Parasite’s protagonist is a metropolitan girl who doesn’t want to get married. The book comprises a collection of funny and ironic short stories about daily life and opinion columns especially on gender and civil rights issues. The Single Parasite ridicules different forms of social … [Read more...]
