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 ...