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    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




    Jakarta Post / Mar 18, 2018
    Editor

    Sapardi Djoko Damono’s ‘Hujan Bulan Juni’ third novel launched

    In this article: Yang Fana Adalah Waktu (Trilogi Hujan Bulan Juni #3)




    Saturday Paper / Mar 03, 2018
    Editor

    Intan Paramaditha Apple and Knife

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Jakarta Post / Feb 28, 2018
    by Harry Bhaskara

    ‘My Pain, My Country’: A detailed account of a rape victim

    In this article: My Pain, My Country




    Readings – Blog / Feb 26, 2018
    by Suzanne Steinbruckner

    Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    PopMatters / Feb 13, 2018
    by William Gibson

    Eliza Vitri Handayani on Her Novel of Freedom Set in a Repressed Society

    In this article: From Now On Everything Will Be Different




    Personal Blog / Feb 12, 2018
    by Daphne Lee

    Tale of the Bidadari by Stephani Soejono

    In this article: The Tale of Bidadari




    Australian / Feb 10, 2018
    by Amanda Hodge

    Jakarta author seeks a lighter side of Islam

    In this article: Bukan Perawan Maria




    Mekong Review / Feb 09, 2018
    by Norman Erikson Pasaribu

    Disobedient women

    In this article: Apple and Knife




    Book Riot / Feb 05, 2018
    by Sarah Ullery

    Riot RoundUp: The Best Books We Read in January

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Jakarta Post / Jan 22, 2018
    by Sebastian Partogi

    Feby Indirani: Writing religious parodies

    In this article: 69 Things To Be Grateful About Being Single Bukan Perawan Maria




    Larashati / Jan 20, 2018
    by Galuh Pangestri

    Sit Back and Relax with Bukan Perawan Maria

    In this article: Bukan Perawan Maria




    Paris Review / Jan 19, 2018
    by Nicole Rudick

    Staff Picks: Vengeance, Evil, and Grace

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




    Personal Blog / Jan 14, 2018
    by Devina Heriyanto

    Finding home in the ‘Imaginary City’ by Rain Chudori

    In this article: Imaginary City


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