The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) curatorial board have announced the names of 16 emerging Indonesian authors following months of selection process. The authors will be sponsored to attend and speak at this year’s Festival, October 28 – November 1, 2015. The selected authors are Zaky … [Read more...]
Lost In Translation?
May 31, 2015 by
At the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, held on the island of Bali in October, a German poet by the name of Martin Jankowski bluntly stated that any poet writing in a language other than their native tongue was little more than an epigone. In Germany, he maintained, the poet would be “laughed out … [Read more...]
Why Aren’t More Indonesian Literary Works Published Abroad?
May 31, 2015 by
It’s a question often posed to me by foreign writers and scholars, maybe because I speak English or maybe they know me at one time as a bookseller and a publisher of translated works of Indonesian writers. In any case, it’s not an easy question to answer. Most of us thought at first, with the … [Read more...]
Indonesian books, crossing continents
May 31, 2015 by
Indonesia is a culturally rich country, as evidenced by the growing number of literary works. However, at the international level, Indonesian letters are still underappreciated — something that can be attributed to the dearth of local literature available overseas in English or other … [Read more...]
Some 2015 Highlights, from Text Staff
May 31, 2015 by
We're all out of panettone, so the holidays are well and truly over. Luckily, there's a lot to look forward to in 2015—browse our January–June catalogue to see what's in store. Below, Text staff talk about some of the books they’re working on and looking forward to. [hide for="!logged"]Michelle … [Read more...]
