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    Jakarta Post / Feb 22, 2023
    by Tunggul Wirajuda

    Understanding the impact of Pramoedya’s ‘Buru Quartet’

    In this article: Indonesia Out of Exile




    Personal Blog / Feb 08, 2023
    by Kristine Harper

    Here are (Five of) the Books that Made My Heart Sing in 2022

    In this article: Apple and Knife Happy Stories, Mostly




    Sydney Review of Books / Feb 07, 2023
    by Tiffany Tsao

    When We Became the People from Bloomington

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    PEN America / Jan 20, 2023
    Editor

    Announcing The 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Interpreter / Jan 20, 2023
    by Duncan Graham

    How an Australian freed an unfinished nation’s history

    In this article: Indonesia Out of Exile




    Nikkei Asia / Jan 18, 2023
    by Shane Bunnag

    Author highlights Asian slavery at Cape of Good Hope

    In this article: Mountains More Ancient




    Jakarta Post / Jan 10, 2023
    Editor

    Award-winning author Norman Erikson Pasaribu discusses ‘Happy Stories, Mostly’

    In this article: Cerita-cerita Bahagia, Hampir Seluruhnya Happy Stories, Mostly




    Personal Blog / Dec 25, 2022
    by Sita

    Happy Stories, Mostly Kinda Review

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Jakarta Post / Nov 23, 2022
    by David Rawson

    Book Review: ‘Tjong’

    In this article: Tjong




    Personal Blog / Oct 08, 2022
    by Sita

    Kita Pergi Hari Ini Kinda Review

    In this article: Kita Pergi Hari Ini




    Jakarta Post / Oct 07, 2022
    by Katrin Figge

    ‘Well, That Was Unexpected’: A novel filled with charm, wit and growing pains

    In this article: Well, That Was Unexpected


    Berani

    CBC / Aug 23, 2022
    by Hannah Abrahamse Ryan B. Patrick

    Michelle Kadarusman’s middle-grade novel Berani is an inspiring introduction to environmental activism

    In this article: Berani




    Buah Zine / Aug 18, 2022
    by Teta Alim

    List: More books by writers of Indonesian heritage

    In this article: Cut Woman Deviant Disciples Dial A for Aunties Durga/Umayi: A Novel Fire Is Not a Country Happy Stories, Mostly Kitchen Curse Medusae Salvage Sergius Seeks Bacchus The Book of Forbidden Feelings The Book of Jakarta: A City in Short Fiction The Majesties The Question of Red: A Novel Ultimatum Orangutan Voyages




    Guardian / Aug 03, 2022
    by Phuong Le

    Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash review – masterful send up of 80s action flicks

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




    Straits Times / Jul 23, 2022
    by Toh Wen Li

    Singapore Shelf: ‘Ear prostitutes’, secrets in Clarissa Goenawan’s Watersong

    In this article: Watersong




    ANZ LitLovers / Jul 21, 2022
    by Lisa Hill

    IndoLit Club Sydney: Translation Forum

    In this article: Above the Day Below the Night Cigarette Girl Mirah of Banda Saman: A Novel The Rape of Sukreni The Turning Wheel Threads of Dignity




    Deadline / Jul 14, 2022
    by Liz Shackleton

    Dian Sastrowardoyo, Putri Marino To Star In Netflix Indonesian Original Series ‘Gadis Kretek’

    In this article: Gadis Kretek




    Personal Blog / Jul 12, 2022
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Sihir Perempuan

    In this article: Sihir Perempuan




    Inside Indonesia / Jul 11, 2022
    by Ron Witton

    A life told in three parts

    In this article: Spaces: Reflections on a Journey The Turning Wheel Threads of Dignity




    Millions / Jul 05, 2022
    by Sarah Layden

    Found in Translation: Mapping Budi Darma’s ‘People from Bloomington’

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Kids Read the World / May 23, 2022
    Editor

    Kids Read: Asia

    In this article: The Adventures of Na Willa




    Litro Magazine / May 12, 2022
    by Atika Shubert

    People of Bloomington

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Books+Publishing / May 12, 2022
    Editor

    ‘Happy Stories, Mostly’ wins Republic of Consciousness Prize

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Personal Blog / May 11, 2022
    by Kat at Thornfield Hall Redux

    The Reading Life: Budi Darma’s “People from Bloomington”

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Personal Blog / May 09, 2022
    by Amorfati

    Gelombang, a Novel by Dee Lestari

    In this article: Supernova: Gelombang (Supernova #5)




    Asian Review of Books / Apr 29, 2022
    by Rosie Milne

    “Happy Stories, Mostly” by Norman Erikson Pasaribu

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Asia Media / Apr 28, 2022
    by Gaby Rusli

    The Girl from The Coast (1987) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, a Peasant Girl Turned an Aristocratic Wife

    In this article: The Girl from the Coast




    Inner States / Apr 28, 2022
    by Alex Chambers

    People from Bloomington: A Short Story Collection from Indonesia

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    American Scholar / Apr 22, 2022
    by Stephanie Bastek

    Indiana Absurd

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Personal Blog / Apr 19, 2022
    by Ratih Dwi Astuti

    Orang-Orang Bloomington

    In this article: Orang-orang Bloomington




    Nation / Apr 12, 2022
    by Intan Paramaditha

    The Absurdist Meets Jane Austen in Bloomington

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Asian Review of Books / Apr 10, 2022
    by Peter Gordon

    “People from Bloomington” by Budi Darma

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Manila Times / Apr 10, 2022
    Editor

    Penguin releases translation of novel based on Batak culture

    In this article: Rejection: A Sumatran Odyssey




    Sydney Morning Herald / Apr 08, 2022
    by Declan Fry

    Mirandi Riwoe inverts the world to examine the lives of outsiders

    In this article: The Burnished Sun




    SCMP / Apr 05, 2022
    by James Marsh

    Netflix movie review: Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash – Indonesian director Edwin’s funny, profound black-comedy action drama

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




    Korea Herald / Mar 31, 2022
    by Park Ga-young

    Giving back to Southeast Asia by introducing region’s art, literature to Korea

    In this article: Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck


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