Novel – IDWRITERS

Fall Baby

January 5, 2020 by

Awards: Best Literary Work at Singapore Book Awards 2020 It is a novel about the intricacies of art, religion, politics and history in a troubled Indonesia, but also about family, identity, motherhood, and the sisterhood of women. Fall Baby (Penguin Random House: September 2019) tells the … [Read more...]

Srimenanti

December 24, 2019 by

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Orang-Orang Oetimu

November 16, 2019 by

Portrait of a small fictional town on the island of Timor in eastern Indonesia. The book clearly stands out for its satirical wit, cyclical structure, and cohesive navigation of myriad perspectives. However, also remarkable is the way in which Nesi – himself originally from Timor—depicts the … [Read more...]

The Dancer

September 29, 2019 by

Set in the tumultuous days of the mid 1960s, "The Dancer" describes a village community struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing world. It also provides readers with a ground-level view of the political turmoil and human tragedy leading up to and following the abortive Communist coup. This trilogy … [Read more...]

Not a Virgin

February 26, 2019 by

In this coming-of-age novel four Indonesian high-school students seek to discover what their future will bring and find answers to their questions about sexuality. With characters ranging from cross-dressing hairdressers, drag queens, and rent boys to fanatic Muslims and low-life security personnel, … [Read more...]