The novel Salah Asuhan, translated here as Never the Twain, is among the most popular works of modern Indonesian fiction. First published in 1928, the book is still in print today. Hanafi, the novel's protagonist, is madly in love with Corrie du Bussee, a beautiful Eurasian, though he has long been … [Read more...]
Senja di Jakarta
July 2, 2017 by
Written in the early 1960s while the author was under arrest by Indonesian authorities, this vivid dissection of social and political life in Jakarta, Indonesia reveals the dark currents of poverty, corruption and vice which course beneath the surface of one of the great cities of the Third World. … [Read more...]
Rafilus
May 28, 2017 by
In this novel, Budi Darma cover the understanding of absurdity and his narration method which magical. … [Read more...]