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.
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
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…)