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The Red Bekisar
Written by Gayatri Devi, originally published in World Literature Today
Nov 01, 2015
The Red Bekisar
Written by Gayatri Devi, originally published in World Literature Today
Nov 01, 2015
This English translation of popular Indonesian author Ahmad Tohari’s Bekisar Merah (2011) tells the story of Indonesian rural women from the mid-twentieth century faced with economic and social changes that arise domestically, such as the advent of electricity and mechanization, and through globalization—specifically, American interests in Indonesian oil resources.
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