Raumanen, a prize-winning novel by Marianne Katoppo, tells the story of Monang, a handsome but wayward Batak man, and Raumanen, a young Minahasa woman who, though educated and intelligent, is also a “soft touch” when it comes to love. As is deftly revealed by the author in this novel, even in modern … [Read more...]
Departures
August 2, 2018 by
As a flight attendant for the new Indonesian Airlines, Elisa is determined to establish her independence and find a place where she really belongs. With a troubled family background and almost no knowledge of her ancestors, Elisa is searching for her true identity. The search for her true father … [Read more...]
Mirah of Banda
August 2, 2018 by
Kidnapped from Java, along with her older cousin, five year-old Mirah is taken to the Banda islands where she spends the rest of her life on a nutmeg plantation. She is first taken in as a servant by the Dutch estate owner, then works as a contract nutmeg picker and finally, when his wife leaves … [Read more...]
Kill the Radio – Sebuah Radio Kumatikan
August 2, 2018 by
In a strongly patriarchal society in which the norms of feminine subordination are sanctified by the strictures of religion, the rage and aggression of Dorothea Herliany's poems is remarkable. This collection introduces the work of one of Indonesia's most significant writers. … [Read more...]
The Fall and the Heart
March 17, 2018 by
The Fall and the Heart by S Rukiah is one of the lesser known classics of the Indonesian revolutionary era and arguably the strongest piece of prose writing by an Indonesian woman author before the 1970s. Rukiah’s account of a young, middle-class woman’s experiences with her lover, her family, and … [Read more...]
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