All eyes are trained on Indonesia right now. Its tourism is flourishing more than ever; foreigners from the West are flooding there to work and live cheaply and healthily (for better or worse), and its art scene is finally being celebrated the world over. Some of the biggest names in poetry, … [Read more...]
London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards: 2020 Shortlist
February 11, 2020 by
‘An Inherently International Industry’ Organizers of the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards today (February 10) say that the 29 nations represented in the shortlist being announced today is a record. And these awards—in which the UK’s Publishers Association annually serves as … [Read more...]
Latin American connection: Can Indonesian literature have the same influence?
January 26, 2020 by
Mexico was a country Dea Anugrah only knew from books. The Indonesian author explored Mexico City’s gritty streets through Roberto Bolaño’s cutting prose, which also introduced him to more than a few Mexican drug lords alongside Juan Pablo Villalobos’s character Tochtli. However, it was in August … [Read more...]
Jakarta’s literary festival to highlight Southern identity
December 24, 2019 by
Authors from Asia and Africa are to take center stage at the first-ever Jakarta International Literary Festival (JILF), which runs from Aug. 20 to 24. The literary festival, which is to take place at the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center in Central Jakarta, was initiated by the Literary Committee … [Read more...]
Jakarta Arts Council names winners of novel-writing contest
November 16, 2019 by
The Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) has announced the winners of Sayembara Novel DKJ (DKJ Novel Writing Contest) 2018, which was held on Tuesday at Teater Kecil of the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) cultural center in Central Jakarta. Felix K. Nesi, author of Orang-Orang Oetimu (Oetimu People), was named … [Read more...]
