[hide for="!logged"]Looking for the Lingo The first thing Bloomberg News’ Allesandro Speciale wanted to know when he sat down to interview me here at Frankfurt Book Fair’s Business Club is: “Is translation as big an issue this year as it seems?” Answer: yes. As the glut of content in the book … [Read more...]
Indonesia writers fear censors over the 1965 communist purges
November 15, 2015 by
When The Jakarta Post’s senior editor spoke at the Ubud Readers and Writers festival in Bali, a policeman emerged from the audience to photograph him. Endy Bayuni was one of four panellists whose identities were overtly recorded last Thursday. Attendees were also photographed, and other events on … [Read more...]
Literaturfest in Indonesien: Nur nicht über die Massaker reden!
November 14, 2015 by
Die Zensur hatte das Erinnern an die Opfer der Massenmorde von 1965 verboten. Doch das größte indonesische Literaturfestival findet trotzdem Mittel zum Meinungsaustausch. … [Read more...]
Writing our way to freedom
November 14, 2015 by
When Indonesia celebrated its 70th independence anniversary this year, we paid tribute to our heroes for making it happen. Through blood, sweat and tears, they turned Indonesia into a free and independent nation. Not widely appreciated or recognized in these celebrations is the contribution that … [Read more...]
Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: another special and unique event
November 14, 2015 by
[hide for="!logged"]Every Frankfurt Book Fair is special and unique, so it was with the 2015 edition (which was the 24th Frankfurt Book Fair the Pontas Agency attended uninterruptedly). This year we also started on Monday with meetings in Coffee Fellows, the Frankfurter Hof and the Hessischer Hof … [Read more...]