Novel – IDWRITERS

Jalan Lahir

May 6, 2023 by

A dazzling novella from a rising star of Indonesian literature that explores what it means to be a woman — whoever you are, wherever you are, and whenever it is in history and time. In today’s Jakarta, an unnamed man tells the story of his lifelong friend Nastiti, and what happened on the day she … [Read more...]

24 Hours with Gaspar

May 6, 2023 by

A breathtakingly imaginative futuristic crime thriller. Decades into the future, Indonesia's crowded capital city is underwater. A mysterious novelist searches what remains of the metropolis for the story of an old, infamous crime. He combs the streets for traces of Gaspar: … [Read more...]

Le rat d’égout

April 21, 2023 by

On est allés fureter dans Sabang Street, en bas de l’hôtel. Le trottoir, normalement réservé aux piétons, était bordé de marchands ambulants avec leurs éternels plats du soir qui baignaient dans l’huile. « Tu voulais quoi, déjà ? – Du mie goreng et du bakso. Tu veux pareil ? » j’ai demandé, … [Read more...]

Wędrówka

April 20, 2023 by

Zawsze sądziłaś, że czeka cię życie w wielkim świecie, że jest Ci pisane coś więcej, niż zaduch indonezyjskich miast. Ale z każdym dniem czujesz, jak mocniej zapuszczasz korzenie. Porastasz tu mchem. Do chwili, gdy poznajesz samego Diabła, który w zamian za twą miłość, wręcza ci obietnicę przygody: … [Read more...]

Mountains More Ancient

April 15, 2023 by

It is 1751, and nine-year-old Wulan finds herself half a world away from her home in Java: torn from her adored grandparents, her chattering cousins, the sounds and smells of the landscape that she loves She and her father, Parto, are enslaved on a Cape Colony farmstead, with little hope of … [Read more...]