WIT – IDWRITERS

My Neighbour, The Dictator

May 8, 2026 by

Indonesia, 1965. As General Suharto seizes power and the streets of Jakarta run with fear, 14-year-old Tari Budiardjo’s life is torn apart. Her Javanese father and British mother – intellectuals and civil servants-turned-radicals in Sukarno’s government – are imprisoned without trial, leaving her to … [Read more...]

Against the Grain

February 25, 2026 by

Sulastri and Sudarmo, the protagonists of Suwarsih Djojopuspito’ novel, Against the Grain, faced the inevitability of such events as teachers in one of the unauthorized (“wild”) schools of 1930’s Java. This strongly autobiographical work depicts the lives of Indonesians, particularly its youth, who … [Read more...]

Manusia Bebas

February 25, 2026 by

A novel about the young schoolteacher Soelastri and her husband, who worked in nationalist education in Java during the 1930s. The main characters in the novel are nationalists who prefer the upliftment of their own people over a career within the ranks of the Dutch East Indies government. The book … [Read more...]

Najczarniejszy miesiąc w życiu Magi Dieli

January 2, 2026 by

Poruszająca opowieść o walce o wolność i godność w obliczu opresyjnych tradycji. Magi Diela, młoda kobieta mieszkająca na indonezyjskiej wyspie Sumba, marzy o rozwoju swojej społeczności. Jej plany zostają brutalnie przerwane, gdy staje się ofiarą tradycji przymusowego małżeństwa poprzez … [Read more...]

Hōkō (彷徨)

November 5, 2025 by

この閉塞感から逃げ出したい。そんなときに出会ったのが、悪魔がくれた赤い靴だった。ゲームブック形式のフェミニズム文学。 You’ve grown roots, you’re gathering moss. You’re desperate to escape your boring life teaching English in Jakarta, to go out and see the world. So you make a Faustian pact with a devil, who gives you a gift, and a warning. A pair of red … [Read more...]