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Cinta Tak Ada Mati
Written by Ratih Dwi Astuti, originally published in Personal Blog
Nov 28, 2019
Cinta Tak Ada Mati
Written by Ratih Dwi Astuti, originally published in Personal Blog
Nov 28, 2019
Cinta Tak Ada Mati (or, Undying Love in English) is not a short-story collection where Eka Kurniawan tries to be romantic. As we know of him, lovey-dovey narrative is never his way, and love stories, even if he ever made one, have never any intention other than to display people’s characters, actions and reactions which then lead to, or exist in, something bigger and mostly shocking. Consisting of thirteen of his old pieces, this book takes the reader to a journey of history, politics, religion, women empowerment, horror, sex, and, to my surprise, martial arts world (or what we usually call jianghu in Chinese).
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