Literature has played a significant role in shaping this country’s history. It was through the voice of Max Havelaar, written by Eduard Douwes Dekker under the name of Multatuli, that the Indonesian youth’s spirit of nationalism was ignited, which led to the Awakening Movement in 1908. Max … [Read more...]
The Contribution Of Indonesian Novels, Short Stories And Poetry Towards Tolerance As To The G-30-s Trauma
May 19, 2018 by
Introduction Probably the most traumatic experience of modern Indonesia has been the abortive coup of September 30, 1965, which in the end did cost the lives of hundreds of thousands people, most of them totally innocent. Both in Indonesia itself and elsewhere a debate is still going on as to who … [Read more...]
Makassar Writers Festival aims to unite in diversity
May 16, 2018 by
Domestic and foreign writers gathering at the 2017 Makassar International Writers Festival (MIWF) hope to ease sectarian tension across Indonesia via seminars, exhibitions and writing workshops held at the Fort Rotterdam from Tuesday to Saturday. The annual festival has been organized by Rumata' … [Read more...]
Short stories, poems getting scarce in printed media
May 9, 2018 by
Literary forms like the short story and the poem nowadays feature less and less in printed media because of market conditions, an artist says. "Literary magazines and journals are practically non-existent in this country or at least have lost their importance. It clearly shows our apathetic … [Read more...]
Writing about Indonesia
March 28, 2018 by
‘Writing about Indonesia’ predicates a knowledge of the country, and the panel discussion hosted by Books Actually on March 22nd presented interesting viewpoints from Singapore-based author Shivaji Das (also humanitarian, photographer and management consultant) and award-winning Indonesian author … [Read more...]
