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    Saturday Paper / Aug 29, 2015
    by AF

    Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Literary Hub / Aug 27, 2015
    Editor

    The Great Booksellers Fall Preview

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Words Without Borders / Aug 20, 2015
    by Toni Pollard

    From the Translator: On “A Tale of Redemption”

    In this article: A Tale of Redemption & Other Stories




    ANZ LitLovers / Aug 10, 2015
    by Lisa Hill

    And the War is Over, by Ismail Marahimin, translated by John H. McGlynn

    In this article: And the War Is Over




    Personal Blog / Aug 07, 2015
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Bastian dan Jamur Ajaib

    In this article: Bastian dan Jamur Ajaib




    ANZ LitLovers / Jul 22, 2015
    by Lisa Hill

    Family Room, by Lily Yulianti Farid, Translated by John H. McGlynn

    In this article: Family Room




    Complete Review / Jul 03, 2015
    by Orthofer, M.A.

    The Rape of Sukreni

    In this article: The Rape of Sukreni




    Kirkus Reviews / Jun 14, 2015
    Editor

    Beauty is A Wound – English-language debut of a celebrated Indonesian author

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Publishers Weekly / Jun 08, 2015
    Editor

    Beauty Is a Wound

    In this article: Beauty Is A Wound




    Complete Review / May 08, 2015
    by Orthofer, M.A.

    Sitti Nurbaya

    In this article: Sitti Nurbaya: A Love Unrealized




    Tempo English / May 05, 2015
    by Irmawati

    Woman Who Calms the Longing

    In this article: Melihat Api Bekerja




    Personal Blog / May 04, 2015
    by Elysa Faith Ng.

    Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi by Eka Kurniawan

    In this article: Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi




    Personal Blog / Apr 20, 2015
    by Riva Carmela

    Lies, Loss, and Longing by Putu Oka Sukanta

    In this article: Lies, Loss, and Longing




    Complete Review / Apr 19, 2015
    by Orthofer, M.A.

    Jazz, Perfume and the Incident

    In this article: Jazz, Perfume & the Incident




    Complete Review / Mar 23, 2015
    by Orthofer, M.A.

    Supernova by Dewi Lestari

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




    Personal Blog / Jan 14, 2015
    by Elysa Faith Ng.

    Kitab Omong Kosong (The Book of Nonsense) by Seno Gumira Ajidarma

    In this article: Kitab Omong Kosong




    Jakarta Post / Dec 24, 2014
    by Adisti Sukma Sawitri

    I, Indonesia

    In this article: Dari Kirara untuk Seekor Gagak Kepada Apakah Perempuan Bernama Arjuna Semua Untuk Hindia Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas




    Research Gate / Dec 01, 2014
    by Manneke Budiman

    Situated Testimonies, a Review by Manneke Budiman

    In this article: Situated Testimonies: Dread and Enchantment in an Indonesian Literary Archive




    Jakarta Globe / Nov 27, 2014
    by Tunggul Wirajuda

    Author Laksmi Pamuntjak Recounts Culinary Spice of Life

    In this article: Aruna & Lidahnya




    Wall Street Journal / Nov 18, 2014
    by Anastasia Ika

    A Tale of Traveling Tastebuds in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Latest Novel

    In this article: Aruna & Lidahnya




    Personal Blog / Nov 16, 2014
    by Riva Carmela

    9 dari Nadira (9 from Nadira) by Leila S. Chudori – Part 2

    In this article: 9 dari Nadira




    Personal Blog / Nov 10, 2014
    Editor

    9 dari Nadira (9 from Nadira) by Leila S. Chudori

    In this article: 9 dari Nadira




    Magdalene / Aug 29, 2014
    by Sebastian Partogi

    What “Bule Hunters” Want

    In this article: Bule Hunter: Kisah Para Perempuan Pemburu Bule




    Personal Blog / Aug 05, 2014
    by Eya Grimonia

    Remy Sylado’s “Perempuan Bernama Arjuna” book review

    In this article: Perempuan Bernama Arjuna




    New Asia Books / Jul 03, 2014
    by Niels Mulder

    Life’s course in lyrics

    In this article: Before Dawn: The Poetry of Sapardi Djoko Damono




    Bali Advertiser / Jul 01, 2014
    by Bill Dalton

    Twilight in Jakarta by Mochtar Lubis

    In this article: Twilight in Djakarta




    Mascara Literary Review / May 17, 2014
    Editor

    Jennifer Mackenzie reviews The Question of Red by Laksmi Pamuntjak

    In this article: The Question of Red: A Novel




    Sabotage Reviews / May 04, 2014
    by James Mcloughlin

    Ikhda, by Ikhda by Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi

    In this article: Ikhda, by Ikhda




    Qantara / Mar 20, 2014
    by Bettina David

    One novel; two very different versions

    In this article: The Rainbow Troops: A Novel




    Personal Blog / Mar 01, 2014
    by Tiffany Tsao

    Postcolonial Life and Death: A Process-Based Comparison of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Ayu Utami’s Saman

    In this article: Saman Saman: A Novel




    Mercury News / Feb 04, 2014
    by Jean Bartlett

    Indonesian tale of love, war and independence debuts at Florey’s

    In this article: Potions and Paper Cranes




    UKSW Institutional Library / Jan 30, 2014
    by Maria Astri Wanda

    Saman’s Struggle For Meaning In Ayu Utami’s Saman: A Psychoexistentialism Perspective

    In this article: Saman Saman: A Novel




    Personal Blog / Jan 23, 2014
    by Andy Fuller

    Okky Madasari Maryam

    In this article: Maryam




    Personal Blog / Jan 11, 2014
    by Reith Jerevinan

    Review: Pasung Jiwa by Okky Madasari

    In this article: Pasung Jiwa




    Inside Indonesia / Jan 04, 2014
    by Pamela Allen

    Voices from the unheard

    In this article: Pulang




    New Asia Books / Jan 01, 2014
    by Niels Mulder

    Crazy times

    In this article: And the War Is Over


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