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The Wandering
Written by Jacqueline Leung, originally published in Asian Review of Books
Jun 04, 2020
The Wandering
Written by Jacqueline Leung, originally published in Asian Review of Books
Jun 04, 2020
The story begins in Jakarta, a hubbub of street vendors, motorbikes, and calls to prayer from mosque loudspeakers. “Travelling is the most ancient desire”, writes Intan Paramaditha in her first novel, a choose-your-own-adventure story published this February as global mobility ground to a halt. The wandering narrator, addressed in the second person befitting the conventions of the form, travels along multiple routes to Berlin, New York, and even outer space as she faces ordeals that illustrate the privileges of going abroad and the limitations of individual choice.
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