Representatives from United Kingdom-based publishers are taking part in the “Literature Visit” program supported by the British Council held from April 30 to May 6 that aims to expand cooperation and networks in literature and creative thinking. The program, which includes taking the participants … [Read more...]

The eighth Makassar International Writers Festival (MIWF) is to be held from May 2 to 5 at Fort Rotterdam, several campuses and other locations across Makassar, South Sulawesi. Initiated by independent cultural organization Rumata’ Artspace, the event has been given the theme “Voice/Noise” and is … [Read more...]

Historian Harry A. Poeze talks in a session to discuss his book, Tan Malaka, Gerakan Kiri dan Revolusi Indonesia (Tan Malaka, the Leftist Movement and Indonesian Revolution), in Semarang, Central Java. (JP/Suherdjoko) When the New Order regime fell in 1998, with it came down walls concealing vast … [Read more...]

The 1965 mass killings of suspected communists has long cast a shadow over Indonesia. Despite a growing movement of reconciliation activists who seek to redeem the position of victims into everyday life, the Indonesian nation has not come to terms with the role played by the state in the killings … [Read more...]

In the international world of books and literature, Indonesia has long been a blank spot on the map as only a handful of writers from the country, including Pramoedya Ananta Toer and Mochtar Lubis, are internationally known and read. A new series of Indonesian literature translated into English … [Read more...]