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Eka Kurniawan’s ‘Beauty is a Wound’ listed in French literary award

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The Jakarta Post/Wienda Parwitasari


In this article: Eka Kurniawan

Written by Ni Nyoman Wira, and was originally published in Jakarta Post

Oct 04, 2017

Indonesian author Eka Kurniawan's debut novel Cantik itu Luka (Beauty is a Wound, or Les belles de Halimunda in French) has been included in France’s Prix Médicis 2017 literary awards list.

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