The public and filmmakers have started to shift their gaze from the more mainstream fiction novels. There was a long period when local mainstream novelists ruled the best-seller list and the silver screen. Indonesian novelists such as Ika Natassa (Critical Eleven), Ilana Tan (Winter in Tokyo), … [Read more...]
Young readers find sense of community as Indonesia’s literary scene expands
October 15, 2022 by
Tucked away in South Jakarta’s traditional market, a small bookshop is changing Indonesia’s literary scene. Inside the cosy space, readers become lost in their books, while others huddle close together to have deep conversations. Maesy Ang and Teddy Wijaya Kusuma launched POST Bookshop and Press … [Read more...]
2022 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
October 9, 2022 by
Harvill Secker is delighted to announce the two winners of the biannual prize. This year's focus language was Indonesian. Harvill Secker is delighted to announce Anandita ‘Didiet’ Budiman and Sekar Larasati Sulistya as the winners of the 2022 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize for their … [Read more...]
Uniting Humanity through Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2022
October 8, 2022 by
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) will once again welcome over 200 speakers from 19 countries consisting of writers, humanists, activists, journalists, literary activists, and other important figures face-to-face on 27-30th October 2022 in Ubud, Bali. As the largest annual literary and … [Read more...]
How crime fiction went global, embracing themes from decolonisation to climate change
September 2, 2022 by
Once seen as the purview of British and American writers, crime fiction is very much a global phenomenon. Fictional investigators such as Lisbeth Salander, Kurt Wallander and Jules Maigret are now perhaps as well known as Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe. Crime fiction today is … [Read more...]
