A dead star—that’s what I am. Just like a star that ran out of fuel—destined to wane in the dying universe. A star that shrank so greatly it couldn’t even turn to black hole. Like a solar system that lost its core; a hollow space populated with planets no longer bound by celestial gravity. I was left adrift in the boundless ocean of negativity. And on the edge of the observable universe, there I stood by the entrance to my heart. There was the door you once opened. It is now closed. ...

Have you ever felt like you're floating in space? Have you ever felt like your body suddenly loses its weight and your mind wanders around to place where infinity seems possible? Have you ever been in love? ...

ONE GLOOMY morning, Nadira Suwandi fi nds her mother has committed suicide. The death of Nadira’s mother Kemala Yunus, an expressive, free-thinking woman who always struggled to fi nd her own self, comes as a shock. Kemala’s death infl uences Nadira’s life as a girl (“Sky Painting”), a journalist (“Prayer Beads), a lover (“Longest Kiss”) and a wife, and brings Nadira into an exploration of a new world, an untouched world of sexuality (“Kirana”). In the last two ...

This short story collection contains 13 short stories by Ahmad Tohari which were written between 1976 and 1986. Like his previous works, in this collection Tohari stays true to his path and presents the village life as well as the daily struggles of the poor and innocent people. As what has been described in the “Foreword”, Tohari’s strength lies in the village setting which is rich with intricate details about the local plants and animals. Apart from that, Tohari’s style is clear, ...

This book is an anthology of Ahmad Tohari’s fifteen short-stories that had appeared in countless newspapers between 1983 and 1997. Like his novels, his short-stories always have distinct characteristics. He always portrays the lives of the poor people or the low working class, with all their pain and struggles. Ahmad Tohari knew their lives well. As a result, he was able to weave the stories with a touching sympathy and empathy that can enrich the readers’ mind. ...

This volume includes 10 short stories and 17 poems by Indonesian exile authors. It also includes 2 short stories by a �domestic� exile writer and 2 biographical stories of former political prisoners. Taken together, the materials present part of the Indonesian exile experience, a segment of Indonesia�s social history that has been ignored for far too long. ...

Focusing on short stories with the theme of sexual violence towards women. It also features reproductions of social protest posters and a photographic essay on the 1999 election campaign. ...

Danarto is a master short story writer, whose roots reach deep into the Indonesian subconscious. His style is easy and lyrical, yet he deals with subjects of tremendous importance love, death and the possible spiritual greatness of human being.Could man become God? Could he be perfect? Could he bear the rustle of distant breathing? This is a ridiculous dream: it is barely possible that man can become God. It is barely possible that God wants to reveal Himself physically.Burton Raffel has ...

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 ...