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The audience listened attentively when Laksmi Pamuntjak, dressed in a traditional kebaya, began to read a passage of her new novel in her mother tongue, Indonesian. Only a few among the people who had come to the premiere reading of Laksmi’s new novel Fall Baby could understand the words, but … [Read more...]

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, then a Dutch colony known as the Netherlands East Indies, Lian Gouw has been a prolific writer since 1991. Her short stories and poems have appeared in such print media as Quietus Magazine, Writing for our Lives, Voices and Visions, and Reflections. Her debut novel, “Only … [Read more...]

News broke out two months ago that Palari Films was cooking up an adaptation of Laksmi Pamuntjak’s foodie novel, "Aruna dan Lidahnya," or "The Birdwoman’s Palate." The Jakarta Globe managed to pin down the constantly mobile Laksmi on Friday (20/07) at Aksara Kemang, the newly relaunched hipster … [Read more...]

Indonesians who grew up in the 1990s will still remember the impact that Ayu Utami’s debut novel Saman had. The novel was published just nine days before the totalitarian New Order regime of Soeharto was overthrown on May 21, 1998, after retaining power for 32 years. The novel sheds light on … [Read more...]