Memoir

Selaput Biru is a sort of autofiction that narrates the life of a female writer in many instances and fragments, touching upon female sexuality, family, art, and literature itself. It delves into many things that are often hidden by many people, secrets that they want to bury for a lifetime. … [Read more...]

If Only is a memoir of a nine year old Chinese Indonesian girl growing up in Jakarta in the 1950–60’s. She lost her mother who dies after the sixth attempt to bear a son. If she were a boy, her mother would still be alive. This accusation has tormented her all her life. When her cousin physically … [Read more...]

Have you ever experienced a broken heart that really stopped you from living? In this inspiring memoir about moving on after a shattering separation, Tita Alissa Bach invites the reader on an encouraging journey, sharing her personal quest for healing and uncovering the forgotten secret on how to … [Read more...]

Martin Aleida’s book Romantisme Tahun Kekerasan (Sebuah Memoar) (Romanticism of the Year of Violence (A Memoir)) is an excellent portrayal of the victims of Indonesia’s baseless accusations against the Left on September 30, 1965 and of the kind of life they lived afterwards. Martin Aleida, who is … [Read more...]