The Question of Red tells the story of two lovers, Amba and Bhisma, driven apart by one of the bloodiest Communist purges in the 20th century the massacres that took place in Indonesia between 1965 and 1968 in which some 1 million people were killed. From rural Java and Yogyakarta to the prison … [Read more...]
Amba: Sebuah Novel
July 2, 2014 by
A modern take on the story of Amba and Bhisma from The Mahabharata, set against the backdrop of the Indonesian mass killings of 1965 and the Buru penal colony. The novel is now a national bestseller and has been printed several times since its publication in October 2012. … [Read more...]
Tuhan & Hal-Hal yang Tak Selesai
July 2, 2014 by
This is a collection of translations of aphorisms, some of which are drawn from the editor's weekly 'thought pages' in the significant and sometimes-controversial Jakarta news magazine, Tempo. Short, thought provoking fragments (described as "flickers") are drawn from the ideas of current and … [Read more...]
On God and Other Unfinished Things
July 2, 2014 by
This is a collection of translations of aphorisms, some of which are drawn from the editor's weekly 'thought pages' in the significant and sometimes-controversial Jakarta news magazine, Tempo. Short, thought provoking fragments (described as "flickers") are drawn from the ideas of current and … [Read more...]
