“She dreamt she saw her mother chewing a quid of betel. As she chewed, spittle spurted from her lips and dribbled down her pure white dress, spattering it with blood-red stains. There was something almost sinister about her mother’s behavior, chewing betel and looking about with a wild, hungry … [Read more...]
Collection of Short Stories
Neraka yang Turun ke Kebun Kelapa
March 12, 2024 by
Ida Fitri builds her fictional world based on the rich backdrop of Aceh—its history, myths, and the lives of its people both past and present. The imaginary blends with the factual, the historical with the imaginative, the profane with the religious, revealing various aspects of life experienced by … [Read more...]
Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat
February 21, 2024 by
'Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat' contains 8 short stories written by Sony Karsono between 1995-2002 with various forms of updates. The stories in this book tend to be dark and cynical, with optimism emerging from explorative genres (from realism, absurdity to sci-fi). Sentimentalime Calon Mayat also … [Read more...]
Keluarga Kudus: Cerpen Pilihan Kompas 2021
November 20, 2023 by
The short stories in this book, including those published by Kompas throughout the year 2021, reflect selected experiences that often leave us astonished. Religious institutions, always 'close' to the morality of divinity, turn out to be the epicenter of the birth of a hypocritical society. Events … [Read more...]
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