The Bio Corporation once hired a drunk engineer. The employee became known as such because he really did get drunk in the most literal sense of the word. But his drink of choice wasn’t hard liquor; in fact, he didn’t like any kind of booze. Instead, he got intoxicated by consuming the very produce … [Read more...]
Writing Orang-orang Oetimu, Writing Wounds
May 2, 2020 by
Once I managed to accept that those stories had been invented, I started to enjoy writing. When else would I be allowed to lie to people like that? Two years ago, in 2018, a book by a little-known author won the Jakarta Arts Council annual award for best novel and became one of the most widely … [Read more...]