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    Jan 10, 2026

    What could be more terrifying than a devil who speaks the truth?



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    Dec 09, 2025

    Malam Seribu Jahanam



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    People from Oetimu (2019) by Felix Nesi, translated 2025 by Lara Norgaard



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    Jul 16, 2025

    People from Oetimu by Felix Nesi

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    Jul 14, 2024

    Life, Laughter, and Lingering Absences in Jokpin’s Perjamuan Khong Guan



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    Apr 06, 2024

    Exploring Depth and Identity: Insightful Analysis of Joko Pinurbo’s ‘Celana’ Poem



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    Dec 19, 2023

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    Dec 06, 2023

    This Earth of Mankind: The Post-Reading Emotion

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    Nov 15, 2023

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    Oct 10, 2023

    Sunbirds (2023), by Mirandi Riwoe



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    Jul 03, 2023

    Seeing Fiction in an Environmental Lens



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    Jun 23, 2023

    First Impression Friday: Man Tiger



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    Mar 28, 2023

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    Mar 24, 2023

    Man Tiger, A New Perspective on Language and Flow



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    Mar 15, 2023

    Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (The Dancer) by Ahmad Tohari: An Indonesian Classic



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    Feb 08, 2023

    Here are (Five of) the Books that Made My Heart Sing in 2022



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    Dec 25, 2022

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    Oct 08, 2022

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    Jul 12, 2022

    Sihir Perempuan



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    May 25, 2022

    Talking with Agustinus Wibowo: Syncretic Indonesia



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    May 11, 2022

    The Reading Life: Budi Darma’s “People from Bloomington”



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    May 09, 2022

    Gelombang, a Novel by Dee Lestari



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    Apr 19, 2022

    Orang-Orang Bloomington



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    Mar 22, 2022

    Orang-Orang Bloomington (People from Bloomington) by Budi Darma



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    Jan 09, 2022

    So, in a world where we celebrate disneyfied heterosexualities, for queer folks, what is happiness?



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    Book Review: Strings Attached



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    Aug 26, 2021

    In memory of Budi Darma; a snippet of correspondence about old people and old age



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    Jun 28, 2021

    Saman by Ayu Utami



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    May 10, 2021

    Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto



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    May 05, 2021

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