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This novel, set in West Papua's accurate historical and political context, weaves together the narratives of one family to provide a compelling picture of West Papuans' experiences under Indonesian oppression. … [Read more...]
This novel, set in West Papua's accurate historical and political context, weaves together the narratives of one family to provide a compelling picture of West Papuans' experiences under Indonesian oppression. … [Read more...]
First published in 1927 as Bunga Roos dari Tjikembang, Kwee Tek Hoay’s The Rose of Cikembangis an excellent example of the so-called peranakan literature of the Dutch East Indies that flourished between 1900 and the Japanese Occupation beginning in 1942. Highly sentimental in tone, the novel is … [Read more...]
Caba Ibi tells the story of Maya, a woman whose well-planned life is suddenly upset by her dreams of a mysterious woman by the name of Maia. This Maia invites the dreamer to experience things she had never imagined before. The author’s control in her use of language is remarkable. … [Read more...]
Raumanen, a prize-winning novel by Marianne Katoppo, tells the story of Monang, a handsome but wayward Batak man, and Raumanen, a young Minahasa woman who, though educated and intelligent, is also a “soft touch” when it comes to love. As is deftly revealed by the author in this novel, even in modern … [Read more...]
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