Man of the Fields

Works in Translation

Arafat Nur, translated by Minerva Soedjatmiko
Published as a part of Dalang Publishing’s Your Stories, Aug 05, 2017

Originally published as Lelaki Ladang.

Hasan hurriedly harvested the chili peppers growing on a patch of land near the stream that was starting to run dry. The farmers of Buket Kuta placed their hopes on the harvest of this small ...

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