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Happy Stories, Mostly


originally published in Books+Publishing

Mar 29, 2022

In the UK, the shortlist for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses has been announced. Happy Stories, Mostly, by Indonesian writer Norman Erikson Pasaribu, is translated by Sydney-based writer and translator Tiffany Tsao and published in Australia by Giramondo. It has also been longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, with Tsao the first Australia-based translator to be recognised in the history of the prize.


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