Conversations

Rp150.000

By Budi Darma  (author), Andy Fuller (translator)

 

Budi Darma’s stories are absurdist and surreal; conversations whose content draws on mythology, legends, and fables. There is an omnipresent mood of darkness that pervades much of his writing; a kind of bleak perspective lies behind a thin cloak of normality and peace. In the modernist manner, Darma is interested in style, structure, themes, and plot yet, at the same time, he disavows himself from the role of creator and regards his short stories as being the result of something external. Conversations, the most extensive collection of his stories in English to date, invites the curious reader to seek more from Darma and more from modern writing produced in Indonesia.

 

Paperback: 164 pages
ISBN: 9786029144444
Language: English

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About the Author

Budi Darma is one of Indonesia’s most respected authors and his work is well-entrenched in the canon of modern Indonesian literature. He is an essential figure in modern Indonesian writing. He came to prominence during the 1970s and has been active since. His stories have pushed the boundaries of what makes up Indonesian literature. They are collected in Orang-Orang Bloomington (1981), Kritikus Adinan (2002) and Fofo dan Senggring (2005). His novels are Olenka (1983), which won first prize in a Fiction Writing Competition sponsored by the Jakarta Arts Council; Rafilus (1988); and Ny. Talis (1996). He has received several literary awards, including the SEA Write Award (1984), an award for Achievement in the Arts from the Indonesian government (1993), the Satya Lencana Award for Cul

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Dimensions 14 × 21,6 cm

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