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    Jakarta Post / Oct 21, 2012
    by Niken Prathivi

    Laksmi Pamuntjak: Beauty of the abyss

    In this article: Amba: Sebuah Novel




    Warscapes / Aug 16, 2012
    by Matt McGregor

    The Failure of Free Will

    In this article: And the War Is Over




    Relindonesia / Aug 09, 2012
    by Karel Steenbrink

    Bilangan Fu by Ayu Utami

    In this article: Bilangan Fu




    Personal Blog / Aug 07, 2012
    by Bryce Alcock

    The Rainbow Troops: Indonesia’s Biggest Selling Novel

    In this article: The Rainbow Troops: A Novel




    Mercury News / Jul 31, 2012
    by Jean Bartlett

    Historical fiction in a time of war and change in Dutch Indonesia – Lian Gouw’s ‘Only a Girl’

    In this article: Only a Girl




    Warscapes / Jul 16, 2012
    by Dylan K Widjiono Linda Gaboriau

    East Timor: The Final Hour

    In this article: Timor Timur Satu Menit Terakhir: Catatan Seorang Wartawan




    Warscapes / Jul 08, 2012
    by Willem Samuels

    In Twilight Born

    In this article: All That Is Gone




    Bali Advertiser / Jan 01, 2012
    Editor

    “Indonesian Writing in Translation” edited by John M Echols

    In this article: Indonesian Writing in Translation




    Personal Blog / Apr 23, 2011
    by Bybyq

    Bilangan Fu

    In this article: Bilangan Fu




    Mascara Literary Review / Jan 01, 2011
    by Brook Emery

    Brook Emery reviews Motherlode and Not A Muse

    In this article: Not a Muse, The Inner Lives of Women




    Inside Indonesia / Dec 17, 2010
    by Tineke Hellwig

    Review: Modern family

    In this article: 9 dari Nadira




    Jakarta Post / Jun 27, 2010
    by Indah Setiawati

    A Thrill Ride to Afghanistan

    In this article: Selimut Debu




    Jakarta Post / Apr 11, 2010
    by Hari Kurniawan

    Unveiling Sexuality and social insanity

    In this article: Entrok




    Personal Blog / Nov 27, 2008
    by Sai Phero

    Gerhana Kembar, a novel by Clara Ng

    In this article: Gerhana Kembar




    Research Gate / Jan 01, 2008
    by Umiatun Sa’diyah

    Theme level issues in novel Saman masterpiece Ayu Utami and novel Nayla masterpiece Djenar Maesa Ayu

    In this article: Saman Saman: A Novel




    Article Alley / Apr 01, 2007
    by Vivian So

    Criticism on Saman by Ayu Utami

    In this article: Saman Saman: A Novel




    Journal of Southeast Asian Studies / Jan 05, 2007
    by Soe Tjen Marching

    Descriptions of Female Sexuality in Ayu Utami’s Saman

    In this article: Saman Saman: A Novel




    SCMP / Mar 05, 2006
    by Yenni Kwok

    Leader of the flak

    In this article: Saman: A Novel




    Independent / Dec 31, 2004
    by Aamer Hussein

    All That Is Gone by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, trans Willem Samuels

    In this article: All That Is Gone




    New York Times / Aug 11, 2002
    by Nell Freudenberger

    A Practice Wife’s Story

    In this article: The Girl from the Coast




    Peace News / Dec 01, 2001
    by Maggie Helwig

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Translation by Willem Samuels), ‘The Mute’s Soliloquy’

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




    Inside Indonesia / Jan 01, 1999
    by Marshall Clark

    Saman, a sensation!

    In this article: Saman Saman: A Novel




    CSEAS Journal, Southeast Asian Studies / Jun 01, 1996
    by Hendrik Maier

    Phew! Europeesche beschaving! Marco Kartodikromo’s Student Hidjo

    In this article: Student Hidjo




    BRILL / Jan 01, 1971
    by Harry Aveling

    “Sitti Nurbaja”: Some reconsiderations

    In this article: Sitti Nurbaya: Kasih Tak Sampai


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