Over the years, Asia House Arts has been honoured to host a range of brilliant female writers from across Asia and the diaspora. Their writing not only inspires women everywhere, but also shines a light on stories of women that aren’t otherwise heard. So ahead of International Women’s Day (8 … [Read more...]
C*bul: Perbincangan Serius Tentang Seksualitas Kontemporer by Hendri Yulius
March 8, 2020 by
Hendri Yulius’ C*bul: Perbincangan Serius Tentang Seksualitas Kontemporer unveils the contemporary sexuality from the pornographic points of view. The content of the books itself is noteworthy because there are not so many non-fiction books that exposes the issues on sexuality, pornography and … [Read more...]
The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha review – existential journeys
March 7, 2020 by
The Indonesian writer’s debut novel cleverly uses the choose-your-own-adventure form to explore travel and identity. The Wandering is the Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha’s first novel (her first story collection to appear in English, Apple & Knife, came out in 2018). And what a debut it … [Read more...]
‘I can walk… because I have legs’ Putu Oka Sukanta’s novel ‘Spaces’
February 29, 2020 by
“I can walk, not because someone made a path for me, but because I have legs.”I consider this the defining statement in Spaces, the English-language version of Putu Oka Sukanta’s 2018 Celah. The author himself describes his book as “a work that weaves together elements of fact and the workings of … [Read more...]
Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind) – Pramoedya Ananta Toer
February 29, 2020 by
I read Bumi Manusia for the first time in 7th grade. The book itself was appropriate for that age (for your information, my parents raised a reader well but they weren’t too careful in advising books that were suitable to be read by a 7th grader and which one that were not. In consequences, I think … [Read more...]
