Novel – IDWRITERS

Tanah Tabu

April 10, 2015 by

First winner of Sayembara Novel DKJ 2008. In Tanah Tabu, Leksi and her two pets tell the story of grandmother Mabel, a woman from the Dani tribe, born and raised in Papua’s interior. The de Wissels, Dutch missionaries, take the bright eight year old along to the city under the pretense of … [Read more...]

The Red Bekisar

April 7, 2015 by

In a village of coconut growers in Central Java during the 1960s, Lasi and Kanjat grow up in a community of nira tappers. Half-Japanese and half-Javanese, beautiful Lasi and Kanjat are schoolmates but kept apart by different economic backgrounds, Kanjat being the son of the buyer of the raw sap the … [Read more...]

Kei

April 7, 2015 by

Until the religious conflict erupts during the last days of the Suharto regime, the Kei people lived in harmony regardless of religion. Namira and her parents are Muslims and live on Kei Kecil Island when fighting breaks out. Namira loses both her parents and must flee. Sala, a young Protestant, … [Read more...]

Lalita (Bilangan Fu #3)

April 7, 2015 by

Lalita tells about the mystery of a European scientist turned theosophist. He moved to Indonesia and went missing around Borobudur. Lalita will soon be available in English. ((Ayu Utami's Indonesia & World)) … [Read more...]

Manjali dan Cakrabirawa (Bilangan Fu #2)

April 6, 2015 by

Manjali and Cakrabirawa tells about a thievery in an old temple in East Java. The incident relates to an assassination of a communist military officer in 1966. ((Ayu Utami's Indonesia & World)) … [Read more...]