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Happy Stories, Mostly
Written by Sita, originally published in Personal Blog
Dec 25, 2022
Happy Stories, Mostly
Written by Sita, originally published in Personal Blog
Dec 25, 2022
Another short story collection review! This one comes from an Indonesian author, Norman Erikson Pasaribu; it has been translated to English in 2021 by Tiffany Tsao, and was longlisted in The 2022 International Booker Prize, also won The Republic of Consciousness Prize in 2022: Cerita-cerita Bahagia, Hampir Seluruhnya—or, Happy Stories, Mostly.
Its Indonesian version was published in 2020, and I have been eyeing and adding it to my endless to-be-read list, forgetting about its existence, until its news about being listed in The 2022 International Booker Prize filled my booktwt account. I bought it approximately one month after the news, and it sat in my bookshelf before I finished KPHI.
Enough about my experience, let’s dive into the book more!
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