Written by Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, and was originally published in Jakarta Post,
Mar 09, 2015
Realizing that Indonesian authors and their works are virtually unknown to international readers, Valent Mustamin has collected their data and presented it in English.
On his website, idwriters.com, bookworms can find out everything about an author, including reviews of their works and about the reviewers.
“We established it because we noticed the lack of resources dedicated to Indonesian literaturs and authors, especially one that is accessible to the international community, Valent said.
“Let’s say that it is our tribute to the authors and a way to sell them out there.”