Lontar: 62 books
The Final Party & Other Stories
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Letzte Feier und andere Erzählungen
Indonesian title: Pesta Terakhir dan cerita lainnya
The characters in Linda Christanty’s stories are placed in situations that force
them to battle their inner demons. The achievement of personal insight,
however, does not necessarily...
by Harry Aveling, Iwan Simatupang
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Drought, a translation of Iwan Simatupang’s novel, Kering (1972), is a joyous celebration of life and human commitment. Its hero is an ex-student, ex-soldier, and ex-bandit, who decides to transmigrate to one of the outer islands of Indonesia to restart life as a farmer. His near failure brings...
Testimony
A Life in Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Rendra (1935-2009), one of Indonesia’s most important poets and dramatists, was raised within a mystical Javanese milieu. He saw the individual, nature, and society as potentially forming one harmonious whole. This commitment to personal authenticity and social justice was expressed in Rendra’s...
by John H. McGlynn, Sapardi Djoko Damono
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Before Dawn is a collection of poems by Sapardi Djoko Damono dating from 1961 to 2001. One of Indonesia’s most popular poets. Sapardi first began writing poetry as a high school student in the mid-1950s. Before Dawn follows the poet through the different stages of his life, opening with the 1964...
Morphology of Desire
Modern Library of Indonesia
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Morphology of Desire gives a generous introduction to the full range of writing by the internationally acclaimed Indonesian poet, Dorothea Rosa Herliany, from the 1980s to the present day. Through a distinctive mix of striking imagery and boldness of voice, the poet sets out to destroy many of the...
Like Death Approaching & Other Poems
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Wie der Tod der kommt ohne etwas zu sagen und andere Gedichte
Indonesian title: Seperti Ajal yang Datang Tanpa Bicara dan puisi lainnya
Acep Zamzam Noor’s poems wrap silence around images of death and failure. Beauty and, of
course, life itself is transitory. They are...
The Origin of Happiness & Other Poems
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Der Ursprung des Glücks und andere Gedichte
Indonesian title: Asal-Usul Kebahagiaan dan puisi lainnya
Nirwan Dewanto’s poems invite readers to explore a world which, at a glance, might
seem familiar. Yet they always conceal something beneath the surface –or vice
versa....
Ars Poetica & Other Thought Pieces
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Ars Poetica und andere Gedankenstücke
Indonesian title: Ars Poetica dan esai lainnya
The book’s title, Ars Poetica, clues you in: the essays herein constitute a reflection on the art of poetry. With their lyrical language, Hasif’s essays are practically poems in disguise....
Indonesia Etc: ENHANCED EBOOK, FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER
Exploring the Improbable Nation
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Indonesia is one of the most compelling countries on earth; it offers unexpected adventures that range from taking tea with a corpse or a Sultan to negotiating crowds of thugs dressed as Islamists, protesting against pop stat Lady Gaga. Indonesia Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation has been celebrated...
May Fire & Other Poems
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Maifeuer und andere Gedichte
Indonesian title: Api Bulan Mei dan puisi lainnya
Warih Wisatana’s poems often present an unusual scene, which invites the reader to question the reality of that scene. His poems are not meant to shock, however; their voices are gentle,...
by John H. McGlynn, Seno Gumira Ajidarma
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
On November 1991, Indonesian soldiers opened fire on protestors in Dili, capital of East Timor, killing an estimated 250 people. For publishing a report on this massacre, Seno Gumira Ajidarma, an editor of Jakarta-Jakarta magazine at the time, was dismissed from his position. He sought another way...
A Shooting Star & Other Stories
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Eine Sternschnuppe und andere Erzählungen
Indonesian title: Bintang Jatuh dan cerita lainnya
History fascinates in the hands of Iksaka Banu. The stories in this collection feature
well-crafted characters acting at key moments in Indonesia’s colonial past.
Indonesia’s...
A Lonely Death & Other Stories
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Ein einsamer Tod und andere Erzählungen
Indonesian title: Mati Sunyi dan cerita lainnya
Cok Sawitri’s
stories shed light on the lives of modern Balinese people and the various
challenges they face. Readers are invited to examine the Balinese psyche,
mainly their essential...
A Man Bathing & Other Poems
A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
German title: Der badende Mann und andere Gedichte
Indonesian title: Lelaki Mandi dan puisi lainnya
The poetry of
Hanna Fransisca is heavily-laden with Chinese cultural metaphors. The pleasures
of eating and cooking might be shadowed by violence and sacrifice, or even
eroticism and...