Sep 23, 2025
John Donnelly
Writer / See Indonesia through Their EyesBorn , currently resides in
Australian author of two novels, John Donnelly’s Indonesian adventure began as a twelve-year-old when he jumped into a fisherman’s outrigger canoe at dawn in Sanur. He studied Indonesian language and literature at university and lived and worked in Jakarta in the early 1990s. His immersion in the changing life in Jakarta at that time was the catalyst for Blitar Magic Garage. After working in Southeast Asia, the Pacific and beyond, John’s Indonesian journey continues. He now calls regional NSW home, where he is working on bringing more Indonesian tales to the world.
Book(s)
Blitar Magic Garage
Novel
256 page(s), Monsoon Books
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