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The Final Party & Other Stories

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Monika Arnez, Linda Christanty, Debra Yatim
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Letzte Feier und andere Erzählungen Indonesian title: Pesta Terakhir dan cerita lainnya The characters in Linda Christanty’s stories are placed in situations that force them to battle their inner demons. The achievement of personal insight, however, does not necessarily...
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by Harry Aveling, Iwan Simatupang
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

Drought, a translation of Iwan Simatupang’s novel, Kering (1972), is a joyous celebration of life and human commitment. Its hero is an ex-student, ex-soldier, and ex-bandit, who decides to transmigrate to one of the outer islands of Indonesia to restart life as a farmer. His near failure brings...
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Testimony

A Life in Poetry

by Harry Aveling, Rendra
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

Rendra (1935-2009), one of Indonesia’s most important poets and dramatists, was raised within a mystical Javanese milieu. He saw the individual, nature, and society as potentially forming one harmonious whole. This commitment to personal authenticity and social justice was expressed in Rendra’s...
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by John H. McGlynn, Sapardi Djoko Damono
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

Before Dawn is a collection of poems by Sapardi Djoko Damono dating from 1961 to 2001. One of Indonesia’s most popular poets. Sapardi first began writing poetry as a high school student in the mid-1950s. Before Dawn follows the poet through the different stages of his life, opening with the 1964...
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Morphology of Desire

Modern Library of Indonesia

by Harry Aveling, Dorothea Rosa Herliany
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

Morphology of Desire gives a generous introduction to the full range of writing by the internationally acclaimed Indonesian poet, Dorothea Rosa Herliany, from the 1980s to the present day. Through a distinctive mix of striking imagery and boldness of voice, the poet sets out to destroy many of the...
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Like Death Approaching & Other Poems

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Michael Groß, Acep Zamzam Noor, John McGlynn
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Wie der Tod der kommt ohne etwas zu sagen und andere Gedichte Indonesian title: Seperti Ajal yang Datang Tanpa Bicara dan puisi lainnya Acep Zamzam Noor’s poems wrap silence around images of death and failure. Beauty and, of course, life itself is transitory. They are...
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The Origin of Happiness & Other Poems

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Helga Blazy, John McGlynn, Nirwan Dewanto
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Der Ursprung des Glücks und andere Gedichte Indonesian title: Asal-Usul Kebahagiaan dan puisi lainnya Nirwan Dewanto’s poems invite readers to explore a world which, at a glance, might seem familiar. Yet they always conceal something beneath the surface –or vice versa....
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Ars Poetica & Other Thought Pieces

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Heike Reissig, Marjie Suanda, Hasif Amini
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Ars Poetica und andere Gedankenstücke Indonesian title: Ars Poetica dan esai lainnya The book’s title, Ars Poetica, clues you in: the essays herein constitute a reflection on the art of poetry. With their lyrical language, Hasif’s essays are practically poems in disguise....
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Indonesia Etc: ENHANCED EBOOK, FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER

Exploring the Improbable Nation

by Elizabeth Pisani
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015

Indonesia is one of the most compelling countries on earth; it offers unexpected adventures that range from taking tea with a corpse or a Sultan to negotiating crowds of thugs dressed as Islamists, protesting against pop stat Lady Gaga. Indonesia Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation has been celebrated...
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May Fire & Other Poems

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Joan Suyenaga, Michael Groß, Warih Wisatsana
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Maifeuer und andere Gedichte Indonesian title: Api Bulan Mei dan puisi lainnya  Warih Wisatana’s poems often present an unusual scene, which invites the reader to question the reality of that scene. His poems are not meant to shock, however; their voices are gentle,...
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by John H. McGlynn, Seno Gumira Ajidarma
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015

On November 1991, Indonesian soldiers opened fire on protestors in Dili, capital of East Timor, killing an estimated 250 people. For publishing a report on this massacre, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, an editor of Jakarta-Jakarta magazine at the time, was dismissed from his position. He sought another way...
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A Shooting Star & Other Stories

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Jutta Wurm, Iksaka Banu, Tjandra Kerton
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Eine Sternschnuppe und andere Erzählungen Indonesian title: Bintang Jatuh dan cerita lainnya History fascinates in the hands of Iksaka Banu. The stories in this collection feature well-crafted characters acting at key moments in Indonesia’s colonial past. Indonesia’s...
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A Lonely Death & Other Stories

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Marjie Suanda, Julius Dallmeyer, Cok Sawitri
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Ein einsamer Tod und andere Erzählungen Indonesian title: Mati Sunyi dan cerita lainnya Cok Sawitri’s stories shed light on the lives of modern Balinese people and the various challenges they face. Readers are invited to examine the Balinese psyche, mainly their essential...
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A Man Bathing & Other Poems

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

by Joan Suyenaga, Nele Quincke, Hanna Francisca
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

German title: Der badende Mann und andere Gedichte Indonesian title: Lelaki Mandi dan puisi lainnya The poetry of Hanna Fransisca is heavily-laden with Chinese cultural metaphors. The pleasures of eating and cooking might be shadowed by violence and sacrifice, or even eroticism and...
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