Two Contemporary Indonesian Women Writers

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In this article Saman Saman: A Novel Supernova: The Knight, the Princess and the Falling Star
By Bryce Alcock, originally published in Personal Blog
Aug 15, 2013

Ayu Utami, Saman, 1998. English translation by Pamela Allen, 2005. Dewi Lestari, Supernova, 2001. English translation by Harry Aveling, 2010. Two gay men resolve to mark their tenth anniversary by writing a novel that bridges ...

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