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    Personal Blog / Feb 16, 2017
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Indonesian Local Culture in Literature: Past and Present

    In this article: Puya ke Puya Sitti Nurbaya: Kasih Tak Sampai




    Jakarta Post / Feb 03, 2017
    by Hans David Tampubolon

    ‘Manusia Istana’: More than just a poetry reading

    In this article: Manusia Istana




    Readings – Blog / Feb 03, 2017
    by Elke Power

    The most anticipated books of 2017

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




    Jakarta Post / Jan 29, 2017
    by Ni Nyoman Wira

    Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas describes life’s irony through fireworks

    In this article: Kota Ini Kembang Api




    Kitaab / Jan 27, 2017
    Editor

    Amba: The Question of Red by Laksmi Pamuntjak

    In this article: The Question of Red: A Novel




    Personal Blog / Jan 17, 2017
    by Brenda Rochelle

    Critical Eleven by Ika Natassa

    In this article: Critical Eleven




    Truancy Magazine / Dec 26, 2016
    by Nin Harris

    Stephani Soejono’s Tale of the Bidadari reviewed by Nin Harris

    In this article: The Tale of Bidadari




    Room to Read – The Latest / Dec 16, 2016
    Editor

    Room to Read Accelerator’s First Book Project Sweeps KidsTime Author Awards

    In this article: Waktunya Cepuk Terbang




    Jakarta Globe / Dec 16, 2016
    by Lisa Siregar

    Adinia Wirasti, Reza Rahadian Reunite as Couple in ‘Critical Eleven’

    In this article: Critical Eleven




    Personal Blog / Dec 06, 2016
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Hujan Bulan Juni: Novel

    In this article: Hujan Bulan Juni: Novel




    Personal Blog / Oct 30, 2016
    by Riva Carmela

    What I’m Reading

    In this article: Kubah




    Jakarta Globe / Oct 28, 2016
    by Lisa Siregar

    Writer Herry Gendut Janarto Dives Into Poetry With Humor

    In this article: Gado-gado Kredo: 101 Puisi Humor




    SCMP / Oct 28, 2016
    by Karim Raslan

    ‘Semen, blood and excrement’: the Indonesian novel that’s like story-telling on acid

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Jakarta Globe / Oct 14, 2016
    by Sheany

    Writer Expresses Emotions Through Poems, Typographies in New Book

    In this article: Kota Ini Kembang Api




    Financial Times / Sep 27, 2016
    by Mira Nair

    Winners of the 2016 Emerging Voices awards announced

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Personal Blog / Sep 24, 2016
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Man Tiger

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Statesman / Sep 18, 2016
    by Anjana Basu

    Oedipus or the Tiger

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Jakarta Post / Sep 05, 2016
    by Duncan Evans

    ‘Twilight in Jakarta’ – A portrait of a nation on the brink of disintegration

    In this article: Twilight in Jakarta




    Personal Blog / Aug 29, 2016
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Sepotong Senja untuk Pacarku

    In this article: Sepotong Senja untuk Pacarku




    Sydney Morning Herald / Aug 26, 2016
    by John Schauble

    In Other Words review: Goenawan Mohamad and the essence of Indonesia

    In this article: In Other Words: Forty Years of Essays




    Jakarta Post / Aug 22, 2016
    by Prodita Sabarini

    ‘The Silent Song of Genjer Flowers’: Against despair through storytelling

    In this article: Nyanyi Sunyi Kembang-Kembang Genjer




    Scroll.in / Aug 20, 2016
    by Nidhi Mahajan

    Lyrical, bawdy, experimental, political: There aren’t enough adjectives for this novel

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Jakarta Post / Jul 21, 2016
    by Elysa Faith Ng.

    ‘O’ a dangerous tale on The Law of the Jungle

    In this article: O




    Jakarta Post / Jul 18, 2016
    by Sebastian Partogi

    New voice in Indonesian poetry

    In this article: Sergius Mencari Bacchus




    Jakarta Post / Jun 27, 2016
    by Ika Krismantari

    The unfinished story of Amba

    In this article: Amba: Sebuah Novel




    Personal Blog / Jun 27, 2016
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Malam Terakhir

    In this article: Malam Terakhir




    Personal Blog / Jun 26, 2016
    by Andreas Pohl

    A Beastly Tale – “Man Tiger” by Eka Kurniawan

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Jakarta Post / Jun 22, 2016
    by Intan Tanjung

    Book Review: When technology takes over human life

    In this article: Kerumunan Terakhir




    Qantara / Jun 13, 2016
    by Sherif Abdel Samad

    A hidden literary gem

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Jakarta Post / Jun 12, 2016
    by Masajeng Rahmiasri

    Six great biographies you should read

    In this article: The Mute’s Soliloquy: A Memoir




    Cha: An Asian Literary Journal / Jun 01, 2016
    by Andreas Winardi

    Man of Letters: Goenawan Mohamad’s Faith in Writing: Forty Years of Essays

    In this article: Faith in Writing: Forty Years of Essays




    Personal Blog / May 20, 2016
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Suti

    In this article: Suti




    Personal Blog / May 19, 2016
    by Riva Carmela

    Belenggu (Shackles) by Armijn Pane

    In this article: Shackles




    Book Riot / May 05, 2016
    by Angel Cruz

    100 Must-Read Books by Asian Authors

    In this article: Home Man Tiger




    Jakarta Post / May 04, 2016
    by Hendri Yulius

    Depiction of struggle of Indonesia’s gays in ‘Sergius Mencari Bacchus’

    In this article: Sergius Mencari Bacchus




    Jakarta Post / May 03, 2016
    by Ika Krismantari

    Putting some color into poetry

    In this article: Hujan Bulan Juni: Novel


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