Award-winning author Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie has published another book that looks relatively harmless at a glance yet is deceptively angsty and dark. Papers and books pile up across the living room of Ziggy's residence in Bandar Lampung — miniature cars and Lego bricks poke out here and … [Read more...]
The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha puts the reader in charge
May 23, 2022 by
Despite their reader-empowering name, choose-your-own-adventure books are more distinguished by the limits placed on the reader’s choice of path than any broad freedom of literary navigation. At most you will have three or four possible paths, and all are bound to lead to the end. What’s more, even … [Read more...]
Indonesian-Chinese writer Marga T on guilt of having been born a girl: ‘it gave me cancer’
May 22, 2022 by
With a career spanning more than half a century, Indonesian-Chinese writer Marga T is one of the country’s most prolific authors. Born in Jakarta to ethnic Chinese parents in 1943, she showed an early gift for writing, with her first two novels, the romance titles Karmila and Badai Pasti … [Read more...]
Film and literary figures pay tribute to director Richard Oh
May 18, 2022 by
Richard Oh, who passed away on Thursday, was a giant in both literature and film. We ask some of the country’s top stars and literary figures to remember his towering legacy. Acclaimed writer, director and actor Richard Oh passed away on April 7. He left behind a towering legacy in Indonesia’s … [Read more...]
Taman Ismail Marzuki exhibition raises funds for sick Indonesian literary figures
April 8, 2022 by
In a small theater lobby at Taman Ismail Marzuki art center in Cikini, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, paintings were put on display as painters, poets and artists from various fields huddled together in deep conversation about the artworks in front of them. “This work — this one — has made its rounds … [Read more...]
