In a series of both reflective and more directly confrontational political poems (Aku Ingin Jadi Peluru, I Want to be a Bullet, 2000) Wiji Thukul gave voice to the lives and demands of industrial workers and the urban poor, the human capital of the New Order’s developmentalist economy. … [Read more...]
Memburu Muhammad
January 2, 2021 by
The second installment of the trilogy of short story collections in Magical Islamism. The first book, “Bukan Perawan Maria” (Pabrikultur, 2017) was both nationally and internationally acclaimed. … [Read more...]
Will Badrul Mustafa Never Die? Verse from the Front
January 2, 2021 by
Heru Joni Putra, the young Minangkabau poet who has made a name for himself as an enfant terrible of modern Indonesian literature has created in the person of Badrul Mustafa a new anti-hero. As Heru himself explains, Badrul Mustafa's Arabic-derived name may be understood as "the chosen one who … [Read more...]
The Book of Jakarta: A City in Short Fiction
January 1, 2021 by
A group of senior citizens set out to visit an amusement park for one last suicidal ride… A wannabe influencer takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover the destination she’s hurtling towards is now underwater... A daughter despairs at her mother’s wish to leave … [Read more...]
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