Asymptote

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Asymptote is an exciting new international journal dedicated to literary translation and bringing together in one place the best in contemporary writing. We are interested in encounters between languages and the consequences of these encounters. Though a translation may never fully replicate the original in effect (thus our name, “asymptote”: the dotted line on a graph that a mathematical function may tend towards but never reach), it is in itself an act of creation.

Writer Coverage(s)

Putu Oka Sukanta and the Hidden Wounds of World History - Jan 16, 2020
Personal Histories, Sexual Politics: An Interview with Ayu Utami - Dec 09, 2019
All of What It Could Be: In Conversation with Tiffany Tsao - Jun 10, 2019
Marianne Katoppo: The Frog who Left the Coconut Shell Far Behind - Sep 28, 2017
Worlds-Within-Worlds: A Testimonial - Jan 19, 2015
Nh. Dini’s Modernity - Jan 01, 2015
Notes from the Field: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2014 - Oct 13, 2014

Clipping(s)

Weekly Dispatches from the Frontlines of World Literature – October 6, 2017 - Oct 06, 2017
Weekly Dispatches from the Frontlines of World Literature – August 25, 2017 - Aug 25, 2017
Weekly Dispatches from the Frontlines of World Literature - Apr 14, 2017

Book Review(s)

Announcing Our September Book Club Selection: Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri - Sep 28, 2023
Writing Orang-orang Oetimu, Writing Wounds - Mar 26, 2020
Jackson Arn reviews Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan - Oct 19, 2017

Writer's Writing(s)

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At a Glance

As of now, our resource library consists of approximately 587 writers, 801 books by 246 publishers, 736 contributing authors, 1091 (369 coverages, 210 clippings, and 512 reviews) articles published in 344 media outlets, 76 works in translation, and 58 useful resources that we consider particularly worth noting.

About Us

For short, our main feature, the writer's directory, provides a way for writers to find one another, but more importantly, the resources provided make it easy for event hosts—especially for international event hosts—literary organizers, arts administrators, librarians, booksellers, and readers to get in touch with writers. It's a HOME FOR INDONESIAN WRITERS. We strive to break down the language barriers that have prevented Indonesian books or literature from becoming more widespread.

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