Novel

Alok

August 10, 2026 by

Pertiwi loses her brother, Santoso, swallowed by the Laut Selatan. Far too soon, long before his time. In her grief, Pertiwi discovers that she possesses a supernatural ability that connects her to another realm—an ability that guides her through the years she spends searching for what remains of … [Read more...]

Against the Grain

February 25, 2026 by

Sulastri and Sudarmo, the protagonists of Suwarsih Djojopuspito’ novel, Against the Grain, faced the inevitability of such events as teachers in one of the unauthorized (“wild”) schools of 1930’s Java. This strongly autobiographical work depicts the lives of Indonesians, particularly its youth, who … [Read more...]

Manusia Bebas

February 25, 2026 by

A novel about the young schoolteacher Soelastri and her husband, who worked in nationalist education in Java during the 1930s. The main characters in the novel are nationalists who prefer the upliftment of their own people over a career within the ranks of the Dutch East Indies government. The book … [Read more...]

Buiten het gareel

February 25, 2026 by

Roman over de jonge onderwijzeres Soelastri en haar man die in de jaren dertig werkten in het nationalistische onderwijs op Java. De belangrijkste figuren in de roman zijn nationalisten die de verheffing van hun eigen volk verkiezen boven een loopbaan binnen het gareel van het Nederlands-Indische … [Read more...]

Olenka

February 25, 2026 by

The first English translation of a prize-winning novel set in the American Midwest by Indonesia’s celebrated writer of absurdist realism In Bloomington, Indiana, the indistinguishable Fanton Drummond’s life changes when he encounters Olenka Danton in an elevator. Fanton is infatuated at first … [Read more...]