"A story of human confusion in the midst of a fast-changing digital era, when humans don’t have much chance to stop, look back, and contemplate. Moving from one crowd to another, from connecting to alienating, we ¬ock to the future and leave the past behind. Technology has transformed human civilisation. Social network is the new world, where tremendous amount of time is spent running away from the harsh reality of life lled with defeat and absurdity. The novel portrays a young ...

Andrea Hirata is an Indonesian novelist. His debut novel The Rainbow Troops (known as Laskar Pelangi in Indonesia) shattered national sales records, making him the best selling author in Indonesia to date, reached over 5 millions readers, and contributed significantly to the development of modern Indonesian literature. The Rainbow Troops, set on Belitong Island, Indonesia, tells the story of a tight-knit group of students and their teachers fighting for education and dignity, even as they ...

The Windows is a novel about the life of a young couple. June, the main character, unfolds the sotry, she tells about her past, her friends, and many other stories related to her life. This novel takes place in different places, such as USA, Singapore, and Indonesia. Questions about the idea of life are clearly depicted in this novel. Why is a life not as easy as man expect> Why is a marriage life not always a happily ever after story, just like a beautiful pricess with her prince harming as ...

They Say I'm a Monkey is a collection of short-stories from the young Indonesian writer Djenar Maesa Ayu. In the eleven stories, Djenar turns footnotes of urban Jakarta life, and the inner lives of the city's inhabitants, into stories that keep in their narratives both the magic and the realism of the place. Stories that will crawl out from the margins into the centre of your conscience. When They Say I'm a Monkey first appeared in Bahasa Indonesia in 2002, it shocked readers with its ...

Having memories is an undeniable part of being human. Memories, good or bad, stick in our heads, whether we want them to be or not, and memories sometimes come in many forms. In “Waking Up for the First Time”, Lala Bohang creates a series of fictional stories that resemble collages, which when viewed up close seem random and irregular, but when viewed from a distance, implied meanings. Lala experimented with writing styles which in hindsight seemed didactic, but also surreal. Just ...

For two teens, falling in love is going to make a world of difference in this beautifully translated, bold, and endearing novel about love, loss, and the pain of racial discrimination. As a Korean student in a Japanese high school, Sugihara has had to defend himself against all kinds of bullies. But nothing could have prepared him for the heartache he feels when he falls hopelessly in love with a Japanese girl named Sakurai. Immersed in their shared love for classical music and foreign movies, ...