Short story collection Manusia Tanpa Kelamin (People Without Genitals) puts forth contemporary issues through a fictional lens Imagine if every single human being was born without sexual organs. Would we be able to stop sexual abuse and control our lusts? In the title story of her latest short story … [Read more...]
Q&A: Jesse Q. Sutanto, Author of ‘Dial A For Aunties’
May 9, 2021 by
Dial A For Aunties is a hilariously quirky novel that is equal parts murder mystery, rom-com, and a celebration of mothers and daughters as well as a deep dive into Chinese-Indonesian culture by author Jesse Q. Sutanto. We chat with Jesse about her latest release Dial A For Aunties, releasing her … [Read more...]
Putu Oka and Goenawan
January 5, 2021 by
Putu Oka Sukanta and Goenawan Muhammad reflect on Indonesia's Years of Violence and their friendship with Martin Aleida. Supplementary material for "Indonesia's Years of Violence". The following two interviews with Putu Oka Sukanta and Goenawan Muhammad were conducted online in succession … [Read more...]
Leila S. Chudori’s novel The Sea Speaks His Name goes in search of missing Indonesian student activists
August 25, 2020 by
In the two years after his disappearance, the family of kidnapped student activist Biru Laut continue to lay his place at the table every Sunday. They play the record of his favourite song, Blackbird by The Beatles, and wait for him to come home. Laut may be the fictional protagonist of … [Read more...]
Laksmi Pamuntjak reflects on ‘Fall Baby’, her time in self-quarantine
August 23, 2020 by
Like many other people during self-quarantine, award-winning Indonesian novelist, poet and essayist Laksmi Pamuntjak went through different stages. In the first two months, she found it difficult to write anything other than emails and messages to friends asking how they were. “You’d think it … [Read more...]