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    Popula / Aug 07, 2018
    by Annie Tucker

    Of Sleeping Birds and Limp Dicks

    In this article: Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash




    Urbanist Hanoi / Jul 28, 2018
    by Paul Christiansen

    Indigenous Species: Poetry Book Connects Vietnam and Indonesia

    In this article: Indigenous Species




    Jakarta Globe / Jul 27, 2018
    by Dhania Putri Sarahtika

    Laksmi Pamuntjak’s ‘Amba’ Sequel to Be Published in Germany

    In this article: Amba: Sebuah Novel




    Jakarta Globe / Jul 26, 2018
    by Dhania Putri Sarahtika

    Aruna the Birdwoman and Her Sophisticated Palate

    In this article: Aruna & Lidahnya




    Lifted Brow / Jul 24, 2018
    Editor

    Behind the Scenes: Making of the ‘Apple and Knife’ Cover

    In this article: Apple and Knife


    Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesian Writers

    Personal Blog / Jul 22, 2018
    by Sense Hofstede

    Indies Literature: Thoughts on ‘This Earth of Mankind’ by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

    In this article: This Earth of Mankind




    Jakarta Post / Jul 17, 2018
    by Stefanus Ajie

    Eka Kurniawan, Eko Nugroho shed light on ‘Love Knows No End’

    In this article: Cinta Tak Ada Mati




    Inside Indonesia / Jul 17, 2018
    by Giora Eliraz

    Review: A historical novel?

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Jakarta Post / Jul 14, 2018
    by Ni Nyoman Wira

    Azhari Aiyub’s tale of the bearded turtle

    In this article: Kura-Kura Berjanggut




    Electric Literature / Jul 13, 2018
    by Jo Lou

    What 11 Books Looked Like Before the Final Cover

    In this article: Contact Light: the void inside and out




    Book Riot / Jul 10, 2018
    by Bee Oder

    10 Short Story Collection about Women

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    English PEN / Jul 05, 2018
    by Theodora Danek

    PEN Translates awards showcase writers from seventeen countries

    In this article: Sergius Mencari Bacchus




    Personal Blog / Jul 01, 2018
    by Annisa W F

    Cultural (Un)translatability in Kurniawan’s Man Tiger

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Jakarta Post / Jun 25, 2018
    by Sebastian Partogi

    Ayu Utami: On the Reform era, 20th anniversary of ‘Saman’

    In this article: Saman




    Readings – Blog / Jun 25, 2018
    by Amanda Rayner

    Under Your Wings by Tiffany Tsao

    In this article: Under Your Wings




    Jakarta Globe / Jun 11, 2018
    by Dhania Putri Sarahtika

    Words From a Bullet: Disappeared Poet’s Daughter Digs Deep Into Family Memory for New Poetry Book

    In this article: Kau Berhasil Jadi Peluru




    Inside Indonesia / Jun 07, 2018
    by Andy Fuller

    Remembering the gang rapes of May 1998

    In this article: Jakarta 2039




    Jakarta Post / Jun 01, 2018
    by Ni Nyoman Wira

    Friendship and food in ‘Aruna and Her Palate’

    In this article: Aruna & Lidahnya




    Jakarta Post / May 31, 2018
    by Bambang Muryanto

    ‘Bumi Manusia’ simplified to lure millennial generation

    In this article: Bumi Manusia




    ArtsHub / May 28, 2018
    by Brooke Boland

    Review: Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Jakarta Post / May 25, 2018
    Editor

    Iqbaal Ramadhan to star in ‘Bumi Manusia’ film adaptation

    In this article: Bumi Manusia




    Conversation / May 22, 2018
    by Alice Whitmore

    Australia’s taste for translated literature is getting broader, and that’s a good thing

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Books and Bao / May 20, 2018
    by Frank Jayne

    Eka Kurniawan’s Man Tiger: Fiction that Brings us Back to the World

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Jakarta Globe / May 17, 2018
    by Dhania Putri Sarahtika

    Filmmaker and Novelist Richard Oh to Helm Movie Adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s ‘The Fugitive’

    In this article: Perburuan




    Jakarta Post / May 04, 2018
    Editor

    Dian Sastrowardoyo to star in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s book-to-movie adaptation

    In this article: Aruna & Lidahnya




    Jakarta Post / May 04, 2018
    by Bambang Muryanto

    Journalist turns tales of undercover reporting, love in Papua into novel

    In this article: Sentuh Papua, 1500 Miles, 153 Hari, Satu Cinta




    Monthly / May 04, 2018
    by Emily Bitto

    ‘Apple and Knife’: a riot of unruly women

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Australian Book Review / May 01, 2018
    by Lisa Bennett

    Lisa Bennett reviews ‘Apple and Knife’ by Intan Paramaditha, translated by Stephen J. Epstein

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Personal Blog / May 01, 2018
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Raden Mandasia Si Pencuri Daging Sapi

    In this article: Raden Mandasia si Pencuri Daging Sapi




    RNZ / Apr 23, 2018
    Editor

    Writer links recent transmigrants to Papua conflict

    In this article: Sentuh Papua, 1500 Miles, 153 Hari, Satu Cinta




    Jakarta Post / Apr 02, 2018
    by Marcel Thee

    Raka Ibrahim: An ode to the classics

    In this article: Bagaimana Tuhan Menciptakan Cahaya




    Sydney Morning Herald / Mar 30, 2018
    by Cameron Woodhead

    Fiction review: Apple and Knife

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Jakarta Post / Mar 26, 2018
    by Dewanti A. Wardhani

    Dee Lestari and her most challenging novel yet

    In this article: Aroma Karsa




    Jakarta Post / Mar 24, 2018
    by A. Kurniawan Ulung

    Intan’s books signed by UK publisher

    In this article: Apple and Knife Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu




    Jakarta Globe / Mar 23, 2018
    Editor

    ‘Fierce and Unconventional’ Intan Paramaditha Signs UK, Commonwealth Book Deals

    In this article: Apple and Knife Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu




    Bookseller / Mar 21, 2018
    by Katherine Cowdrey

    Indonesian writer’s ‘fierce and unconventional’ fiction to Harvill

    In this article: Apple and Knife Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu


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