Student Hidjo
March 28, 2018 by
Aroma Karsa
March 26, 2018 by
Aroma Karsa, which is Dee’s 12th novel, tells a story of a young man named Jati Wesi who has an extraordinary sense of smell. Jati’s ability to smell and perceive odors is higher than average, a condition scientifically known as hyperosmia. Ironically, Jati grew up in Bantar Gebang landfill in … [Read more...]
My Pain, My Country
March 18, 2018 by
It is May 1998, and riots have sprung up across Indonesia with attacks targeting the ethnic Chinese. Buildings are being set alight all around as helpless crowds watch their communities burn to the ground. Nina, a young Indonesian woman of Chinese descent, feels compelled to help her fellow student … [Read more...]
