Indonesia’s brutal history brought to global attention

Since the fall of Suharto in 1998, authors have tried to broadcast an alternative version the country’s history.

Students demand the resignation of president Suharto in 1998- Paula Bronstein-Liaison

In 1999, as Indonesians were still celebrating the end of 31 years of dictatorial rule by Suharto, their second president, an unemployed philosophy graduate started writing a sprawling novel that blended his fascination for martial arts and horror stories with an acerbic take on his country’s twisted history. (more…)

SCHEDULE AT UBUD WRITERS AND READERS FESTIVAL

Oct 28, 2016, 16.00 – 17.00

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Taman Baca. Jl. Raya Sanggingan

EVOLVING ENGLISH:
English has always been an adaptive lingua franca. As our communications grow ever more global, the English language continues its dynamic evolution. Writers from Indonesia, Singapore, and the USA, take us inside their English. Discussion with: Gill Westaway, Ratih Kumala, Leila S.Chudori, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Mitchell S.Jackson (more…)

OPENING OF “HOME” DISCUSSION AT ASIA BOOK ROOM, CANBERRA

By : Emeritus Professor Virginia M. Hooker

We are here to celebrate Home : a novel by Leila S. Chudori.

It was  published  in Indonesian in 2012 – with its  English translation by John McGlynn,

published by Lontar in 2015. (more…)