Menolak Ayah: A Sumatran Odyssey is an epic family drama by Ashadi Siregar set against the turbulent years following Indonesia’s independence. The story follows Tondi who as a young man joins the separatist rebellion of the late 1950s and early 1960s in North Sumatra. Later he moves to Java and … [Read more...]
Dan Perang Pun Usai
March 6, 2022 by
The final days of World War II serve as the backdrop for this novel by Ismail Marahimin. Fighting has not reached the small Sumatran village of Taratakbuluh, but the quiet, tradition-bound way of life in this remote outpost on the jungles edge has nonetheless been transformed, for the Japanese have … [Read more...]
Reset
May 19, 2021 by
After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the … [Read more...]
Buanglah Hajat pada Tempatnya
May 15, 2021 by
Once upon a time in a post-apocalyptic world far far away, the Earth is already destroyed, contaminated, and inhabitable, except in a metallic dome where the inner layer is protected from external contact. Inside, there live the few remaining humans. Unfortunately, amid the debris inside, only one … [Read more...]
