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    Jakarta Globe / Feb 15, 2016
    Editor

    Gramedia Reprints Stories by Seno Gumira Ajidarma in New Book

    In this article: Sepotong Senja untuk Pacarku




    Times Literary Supplement / Feb 03, 2016
    by Tash Aw

    That foreign substance (The original title was: Indonesia’s lost history)

    In this article: Home




    Margins / Jan 29, 2016
    by Jyothi Natarajan Margaret Scott

    History Through Invention: Iksaka Banu’s “Farewell to Hindia”

    In this article: A Shooting Star & Other Stories




    Huffington Post / Jan 26, 2016
    by Maddie Crum

    10 Other Magical Books ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Should Read

    In this article: Man Tiger




    ANZ LitLovers / Jan 13, 2016
    by Lisa Hill

    From Now On Everything Will Be Different, by Eliza Vitri Handayani

    In this article: From Now On Everything Will Be Different




    Fortune Indonesia – Blog / Jan 06, 2016
    Editor

    Rajawali Bercerita: “I Want to Tell a Story Too”

    In this article: Waktunya Cepuk Terbang




    Jakarta Post / Jan 04, 2016
    by A. Kurniawan Ulung

    Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women

    In this article: Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories




    Inside Indonesia / Jan 01, 2016
    by Ariel Heryanto

    A post-colonial subversive

    In this article: Semua Untuk Hindia




    Jakarta Globe / Dec 21, 2015
    by Lisa Siregar

    Rain Chudori Explores Love and Loneliness in New Book

    In this article: Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories




    Jakarta Post / Dec 18, 2015
    by Luh De Suriyani

    Soul: Fun with books

    In this article: Waktunya Cepuk Terbang




    Tempo English / Dec 08, 2015
    by Kendisan Kusumaatmadja

    A Tough Look at History

    In this article: A Shooting Star & Other Stories




    ABC Radio National / Dec 07, 2015
    by Kate Evans

    Sex in Indonesia: Menikah by novelist Jane Maryam

    In this article: Menikah




    Personal Blog / Dec 06, 2015
    by Ernest Wiyanto

    2014: Not a Good Year for Indonesian Short Story Scene

    In this article: Di Tubuh Tarra, dalam Rahim Pohon: Cerpen Pilihan KOMPAS 2014




    Personal Blog / Dec 03, 2015
    by Tony Malone

    ‘Man Tiger’ by Eka Kurniawan (Review)

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Full Stop / Nov 13, 2015
    by William Harris

    Beauty Is A Wound – Eka Kurniawan

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Publishers Weekly / Nov 11, 2015
    Editor

    Publishers Weekly’s Best Books 2015

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Straits Times / Nov 08, 2015
    by Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh

    Goenawan Mohamad: Fighting graft with his pen

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




    ABC Radio National / Nov 02, 2015
    by Anita Barraud

    Sin city opera, new Indonesian writing, and artful monsters

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    World Literature Today / Nov 01, 2015
    by Gayatri Devi

    The Red Bekisar by Ahmad Tohari

    In this article: The Red Bekisar




    Bookforum / Oct 27, 2015
    by Hilary Plum

    On Eka Kurniawan

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound Man Tiger




    Book Riot / Oct 27, 2015
    by Liberty Hardy

    All the Books! Podcast, Episode #25: New Releases for Oct. 27, 2015

    In this article: Home




    Publishers Weekly / Oct 26, 2015
    Editor

    Home

    In this article: Home




    Guardian / Oct 21, 2015
    by Alan Vaarwerk

    Staff picks: Year’s Best Literary Fiction

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Book Riot / Oct 19, 2015
    by Susie Rodarme

    8 Small Press Books to Read in October

    In this article: Home




    Personal Blog / Oct 18, 2015
    by Tony Malone

    ‘Home’ by Leila S. Chudori (Review)

    In this article: Home




    Oprah / Oct 16, 2015
    by Natalie Beach

    16 Awesome Reads to Add To Your Fall Library

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Personal Blog / Oct 15, 2015
    by Tony Malone

    ‘Supernova’ by Dewi Lestari (Review)

    In this article: Supernova: The Knight, the Princess and the Falling Star




    Jakarta Globe / Oct 14, 2015
    by Christabelle Palar

    ‘Beats Apart’ Brings the Blog to the Bookstore

    In this article: Beats Apart




    Qantara / Oct 14, 2015
    by Bettina David

    Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel “The Question of Red”: The silence is broken

    In this article: The Question of Red: A Novel




    Asian Review of Books / Oct 13, 2015
    by Tim Hannigan

    Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Annie Tucker

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Personal Blog / Oct 12, 2015
    by Ernest Wiyanto

    The Modern Folktales of Jakarta

    In this article: Tiada Ojek di Paris




    Personal Blog / Oct 12, 2015
    by Tony Malone

    ‘Beauty is a Wound’ by Eka Kurniawan (Review)

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Personal Blog / Oct 11, 2015
    by Bivisyani Questibrilia

    #22Before23List: Indonesian Literature Review

    In this article: Nadira Nayla Negeri 5 Menara (Trilogi Negeri 5 Menara #1)




    Publishers Weekly / Oct 09, 2015
    Editor

    PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 12, 2015

    In this article: Man Tiger




    AuthorStory / Oct 08, 2015
    by Alexander Lim

    Stefanny Irawan on Translating Daughters of Papua into English

    In this article: Daughters of Papua




    BWW / Oct 06, 2015
    Editor

    Hamsad Rangkuti Releases Short Story Collection LIPS IN THE CHAMBER POT

    In this article: Lips in the Chamber Pot


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