"An ambitious saga that intertwines narration from various generations and creates a wide-ranging picture of Indonesia." —Publishers Weekly An epic saga of "families and friends entangled in the cruel snare of history" (Time magazine), Home combines political repression and exile with a spicy … [Read more...]
Ground Zero
November 13, 2015 by
After ten years wandering the world, Agustinus Wibowo has finally come home. He is now forced to face a reality that he has always feared. His mother is on the brink of death, as cancer ravages her body. Not unlike Scherazade who reads through one thousand and one tales over as many nights, the … [Read more...]
Beats Apart
November 13, 2015 by
Beats Apart is a fiction of two people going through both pain and pleasure of loving. It started as an experimental project, which was written without a plot and lasted for one month. Alanda Kariza wrote in F’s point of view, while Kevin Aditya spoke on behalf of M. Each writer alternately posted … [Read more...]
Telegram
November 10, 2015 by
Putu Wijaya's novel "Telegram," published in 1973, has been heralded as a milestone in Indonesian fiction and as a trendsetter in its synthesis of reality and fantasy. Its first-person narrator is a Balinese journalist living in Jakarta with his adopted daughter. Early on he receives a telegram … [Read more...]
