NO.1 Norman and Tiffany, you’ve had an ongoing collaborative friendship for some years now. In 2019, Norman’s first poetry collection, Sergius Seeks Bacchus (Sergius Mencari Bacchus) was translated from Bahasa Indonesia to English by Tiffany, as well as individual short stories (‘Deep Brown, … [Read more...]
‘The sound to my voice’: Norman Erikson Pasaribu on translator Tiffany Tsao
May 28, 2022 by
Sergius Seeks Bacchus author Norman Erikson Pasaribu is on a mission to bring translator Tiffany Tsao to London. Norman was among 12 writers selected to attend the 2019 London Book Fair, to be held at Olympia on March 12 to 14, to promote Indonesian books abroad. Indonesia was named the Market Focus … [Read more...]
Kids Read: Asia
May 26, 2022 by
There are three books I am adding to my book lists from Asia today. You can see the full lists on my website on the Picture Book List page. Syria – Nour’s Secret Library, by Wafa’ Tarnowska, illustrated by Vali Mintzi, and published by Barefoot Books, is based on true events that took place … [Read more...]
“People from Bloomington” by Budi Darma
May 24, 2022 by
People from Bloomington is, true to its name, a collection of stories about various people in the American Midwest—in the university town of Bloomington, Indiana to be precise—set in the late 1970s. As examples of the craft of short story writing, these will do nicely: each is well-constructed and … [Read more...]
“Happy Stories, Mostly” by Norman Erikson Pasaribu
May 24, 2022 by
Norman Erikson Pasaribu is an Indonesian poet whose debut collection Sergius Mencari Bacchus won the 2015 Jakarta Arts Council Poetry Competition. It was translated as Sergius Seeks Bacchus by Tiffany Tsao. Pasaribu’s recent collection of short stories, Cerita-Cerita Bahagia Hampir Seluruhnya, has … [Read more...]
