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La Belle et la Bête
Tadi malam bertemu editor dan penerbit Prancis saya, Sabine Wespieser dengan beberapa kabar menyenangkan: Cantik Itu Luka (menjadi La Belle du Halimunda) akan terbit di bulan September; L’Homme-Tigre...
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Schönheit ist eine Wunde
I’ve been really waiting for this Cantik Itu Luka/Beauty Is a Wound German translation, so let me share my joy: Schönheit ist eine Wunde (translated by Sabine Mueller and published by Unionsverlag)...
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Lepota Je Pogubna
I have just received some copies of my book, directly from Slovenia. Lepota Je Pogubna is Slovenian translation of Cantik Itu Luka/Beauty Is a Wound, published by Mladinska.
View ArticleTanya Jawab #3
Giovanni aka Ipang: Mas Eka, saya ingin membuat photo essay tentang Mas Eka, tentang kehidupan sehari-hari Mas Eka. Saya bukanlah seorang fotografer profesional, cuma seorang yang punya passion di...
View ArticleJanuary’s Notes
Pontas Agency: “Two more deals for Beauty Is A Wound: Bromera (Catalan) and Euromedia/Odeon (Czech). These new deals bring up the total count to 35 international publishers, a truly record-breaking...
View ArticleA School for Fools, Sasha Sokolov
Bagaimana jika seorang tolol mengisahkan sebuah cerita? Hasilnya kurang-lebih tentu saja A School for Fools. Si tukang cerita bahkan tak sanggup melihat dirinya siapa, kadang ragu apakah dirinya...
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February’s Notes
I have just received cover image of Kauneus On Kirous. This is Finnish edition of Cantik Itu Luka/Beauty Is a Wound, expected publication in August 2017 by Gummerus. Without the storytelling...
View ArticlePemberontak dan Kriminal, The Sleepwalkers (3): The Realist
“Pemberontak tak harus disamakan dengan kriminal, meskipun masyarakat seringkali menganggap pemberontak sebagai kriminal, meskipun kriminal kadang-kadang berlaku sebagai pemberontak untuk membuat...
View ArticleThe Seven Madmen, Roberto Arlt
Makhluk-makhluk di novel ini tak hanya sekumpulan orang-orang gila, sampah masyarakat dan yang terabaikan, tapi juga sekaligus sebagai barang mainan dari dunia yang bengis. Buenos Aires bagi Roberto...
View ArticleGod and Ghosts?
God and ghost? In many ways, they are similar, right? Except that people tend to believe that God created the world, including ghosts. We have funny words in Indonesia: ‘Tuhan’ for God and ‘Hantu’ for...
View ArticleThe most anticipated books of 2017
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (translated by Annie Tucker) is one of Readings‘ “The most anticipated books of 2017”. My third novel will be published this year by New Directions (US), Pushkin...
View ArticleBookwitty, Interview
I prefer to see myself as an adventurer, with all the literary traditions as my map. My latest interview with Jaya Bhattacharji Rose for Bookwitty.
View ArticleNo matter how serious your theme, the work should be entertaining.
“No matter how serious your theme, the work should be entertaining.” My conversation with Shreya Ila Anasuya for Scroll.in.
View Article倫嘉妮斯公主的傳說：《美傷》
This is an excerpt from Beauty Is a Wound in Traditional Chinese: 傳說有個名叫倫嘉妮斯的公主十分美麗，見了她的人都願意為她而死。馬曼根登一晚醒來，覺得他為了得到那樣的女人，願意和任何人一戰，於是一一搖醒他的手下，問他們倫嘉妮斯公主住在哪。他們答道，當然是在哈里蒙達啊，坐著獨木舟沿海岸往西划，就會到達。 Read more here.
View ArticleThe Street of Crocodiles, Bruno Schulz
Seorang pencerita adalah seorang penyihir yang mengubah benda-benda menjadi apa pun yang diinginkannya, persis sebagaimana dilakukan anak-anak dengan mainan mereka. Saya menyadari hal itu ketika satu...
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Inses Intelektual
Terkonfirmasi. Editor cerpen Kompas sendiri menyarankan inses intelektual semacam begini. Sama seperti dalam bidang biologi, hubungan sedarah kemungkinan (dikutip dari Wikipedia): “… berpotensi tinggi...
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Auman!
Buku kecil ini, Auman! Catatan Pembaca Prosa Eka Kurniawan, saya rasa merupakan buku pertama yang secara khusus membicarakan karya-karya saya. Isinya sekumpulan esai, atau resensi, dari beberapa...
View Article24 Incredible Books
“Kurniawan has become the rare Indonesian author to break through to a typically translation-allergic U.S. market […] Vengeance Is Mine promises dark, sexually charged and subversive comedy …” from “24...
View ArticleHai
Saya tumbuh di antaranya dengan membaca majalah remaja pria Hai, melebihi majalah remaja lainnya. Saya juga menulis beberapa cerita pendek di sana (diterbitkan di Corat-coret di Toilet). Hormat dan...
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Göteborg Book Fair 2017
Göteborg Book Fair 2017 seminar program booklet is out now (in English). I will be in Sweden for the book fair, September 28-October 1, 2017. Swedish edition of Beauty Is a Wound is published by...
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