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    Discover the vibrant world of Indonesian writers through the latest updates curated from global media outlets, thoughtfully indexed to bring you regular and engaging coverage, ensuring you stay connected to the pulse of the literary scene. Explore with us as we delve into the rich narratives and captivating stories of Indonesian writers, presented with the utmost professionalism.


    ArtReview / As Seen On
    Apr 04, 2024

    Right Where They Have Always Been



    Observer / What Media Says
    Apr 03, 2024

    Author Yudhistira Massardi Dies At 70



    VOI English / What Media Says
    Apr 03, 2024

    Traces Of Sastrawi And Musical Traces Of The Late Yudhistira Massardi



    Literary Hub / Writing
    Mar 25, 2024

    Summoning Literary Witches: Intan Paramaditha Rethinks Her Personal Canon



    Vogue Singapore / All Things Books
    Mar 17, 2024

    8 translated books that transcend the limits of language to read now

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesian Writers

    Australian Book Review / All Things Books
    Mar 09, 2024

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer and the Buru Quartet: ‘At least I’ve told these stories to you’



    Hindu / What Media Says
    Mar 04, 2024

    ‘Impossible to write well about Indonesia without looking at the colonial archives’: an interview with Norman Erikson Pasaribu



    Aniko Press / All Things Books
    Feb 28, 2024

    Monsoon Tiger and Other Stories by Rain Chudori



    Life as Art Asia / What Media Says
    Feb 17, 2024

    Bali, 50 Years of Changes: Jean Couteau’s essential new volume describing the Balinese modern dilemma



    TFR / As Seen On
    Feb 15, 2024

    How’s Indonesian poetry today?



    Eurasia Review / All Things Books
    Feb 12, 2024

    Re-Reading WS Rendra’s ‘Perjuangan Suku Naga’ (The Struggle Of The Naga Tribe)



    Redbrick / All Things Books
    Feb 10, 2024

    About Us by Reda Gaudiamo

    Indonesian Writers

    Ljubljana / What Media Says
    Feb 06, 2024

    Writer in the Park 2024: Herlina Suhesti and Valeska Angelo Torres



    Tempo English / All Things Books
    Feb 05, 2024

    Sony Karsono’s Sentimentalism Towards Body



    Nikkei Asia / All Things Books
    Feb 03, 2024

    Netflix drama ‘Cigarette Girl’ highlights Indonesian IP adaptation



    NBCC / Press Release
    Jan 25, 2024

    National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2023



    Inside Indonesia / What Media Says
    Jan 23, 2024

    Obituary: Soni Farid Maulana (1962-2022)



    Wasafiri / What Media Says
    Jan 22, 2024

    Accountability, Liminality, and (Mis)Representations in Translation: Khairani Barokka Interviews Tiffany Tsao



    ArtReview / All Things Books
    Jan 18, 2024

    Art as a Medium of Resistance



    Nikkei Asia / As Seen On
    Jan 06, 2024

    Indonesian book giant turns to tech to fight piracy

    IDWRITERS

    IDWRITERS / Story
    Jan 01, 2024

    2023: Celebrating the Chapters

    Nation

    Nation / All Things Books
    Dec 28, 2023

    Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Dec 19, 2023

    Sang Raja

    Asymptote

    Asymptote / All Things Books
    Dec 14, 2023

    A Year of Reading the World

    Inside Indonesia

    Inside Indonesia / As Seen On
    Dec 10, 2023

    A part of history

    IDWRITERS

    Books and Bao / All Things Books
    Dec 08, 2023

    5 Indonesian Writers You Should be Reading

    Eny Wulandari

    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Dec 06, 2023

    This Earth of Mankind: The Post-Reading Emotion

    UNESCO

    Observer / As Seen On
    Dec 02, 2023

    UNESCO Designates The Birthdays Of 2 National Heroes As International Days



    Variety / All Things Books
    Nov 28, 2023

    Indonesian Festival Hit ’24 Hours With Gaspar’ Sets Netflix Debut



    Margins / Writing
    Nov 27, 2023

    Did You Hear About . . . ? Gossip and care in the Indo American community in Queens

    Didn't See That Coming

    Publishers Weekly / All Things Books
    Nov 16, 2023

    Q & A with Jesse Q. Sutanto

    Netflix

    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Nov 15, 2023

    Lacan’s concept of objet petit a in “Gadis Kretek”



    IDWRITERS / Story
    Nov 08, 2023

    Celeng and the Symbol of Emasculated Masculinity



    Atlantis Press – Journal / Papers
    Nov 07, 2023

    To Wear, to Wander, and to Write: Women’s Subjectivity and the Jilbab in Asma Nadia’s Jilbab Traveler



    Vogue Singapore / All Things Books
    Nov 07, 2023

    Epic romance meets unyielding womanhood in Indonesian period drama ‘Cigarette Girl’



    Mekong Review / Writing
    Nov 07, 2023

    Fate ball

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