Synopsis: A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in al particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger. The inequities and … [Read more...]

Every month, Tobias Carroll shares a handful of recently released or forthcoming titles in translation that he’s especially excited about. This month's selection includes books in translation from Bolivia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Norway, and Poland.   From Sublunary Editions | The … [Read more...]

Happy Stories, Mostly is a collection of melancholic and bittersweet stories that are proudly Batak and unapologetically queer. An enticing fresh piece of fiction that weaves discussions of the Christian faith and heteronormativity of Indonesian society with a blend of sci-fi, absurdism, and … [Read more...]

Despite having heard her name in Indonesian literary world for quite long, I never read any of Ratih Kumala’s works until just recently. Bastian dan Jamur Ajaib is not her first book, but it was the first ever that dropped into my lap. Freshly published in 2015, it is a collection of thirteen short … [Read more...]

There is always stigma about women, there are always names―bitch, witch; and even when people point their finger at a man and curse him they will say “son of a bitch”, son of a female dog. In our culture there are not only a few myths and ghost stories filled with female spirits depicted in every … [Read more...]