Combining adrenaline-pumping violence and a torrid love affair this is a homage to, and a subversion of, classic Indonesian cinema. P ulpy yet swooningly romantic, Edwin’s entertaining thriller has perhaps the coolest film title in recent years; it also won the Golden Leopard at last year’s … [Read more...]
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash review – masterful send up of 80s action flicks
August 4, 2022 by
On The Map 2022: Interview with Felix K. Nesi, Indonesia
August 1, 2022 by
Felix K. NESI (fiction writer, activist; Indonesia) is the author of Orang-Orang Oetimu [People of Oetimu], which won the 2018 Jakarta Arts Council Novel Competition, and, in 2016, the story collection Usaha Membunuh Sepi [Effort to Kill the Quiet]. With the support of the Indonesian National Book … [Read more...]
God is Not Dead, Poetry Save Him
July 31, 2022 by
What is God? What is poetry? Spirituality has been a main topic for poetry across Nusantara for centuries. Since the beginning of Malay poetry in the 16th century through the works of Sufi poet, Hamzah Fansuri, to the pioneer of Indonesia’s modern poetry, Chairil Anwar, in the mid 20th century, … [Read more...]
2016 Man Booker International Q&A: Labodalih Sembiring
July 31, 2022 by
Labodalih Sembiring was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for his translation of Eka Kurniawan's Man Tiger. Labodalih Sembiring is the pen name of Muhammad Dalih Akbar Sembiring. Born in North Sumatra, the ex-features journalist currently lives in Yogyakarta as a writer, … [Read more...]
2022 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
July 27, 2022 by
The annual prize is now open for entry, with Indonesian announced as the focus language for 2022. We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize is now open for entry. This year the focus language is Indonesian and entrants will translate an excerpt from the … [Read more...]
