‘Man of Contradictions’ spotlights Jokowi’s struggle to remake Indonesia
Richard Borsuk The Jakarta Post Sun, September 20, 2020 Joko Widodo’s story, personality and record as President are the subject of a new book by Ben Bland, the ‘Financial […]
Remapping the spice route: Understanding the history of Indonesian flavors
Shadine Taufik The Jakarta Post Sun, September 27, 2020 Spice delight: Indonesia’s rich flavors have inspired many books, including William Wongso’s ‘Flavors of Indonesia’ and Tim Hannigan’s ‘A Brief History […]
‘Gods and Demons’: Indonesia through the prism of Bali
Australian journalist Deborah Cassrels gets the diversity that characterizes Indonesia by reporting from Bali rather than Jakarta. In Gods and Demons, she shares the story of her professional as well […]
Indonesia author Laksmi Pamuntjak’s ‘Fall Baby’ named best literary work at Singapore Book Awards 2020
The Jakarta Post Mon, August 17, 2020 Photo: Laksmi Pamuntjak A novel by Indonesian author Laksmi Pamuntjak, Fall Baby, has been named “best literary work” at the 2020 Singapore Book […]
French photo-journalist Marius Moragues chronicles Indonesia, one photograph at a time
Josa Lukman The Jakarta Post Sun, July 26, 2020 Heading home: A farmer walks among rice fields in Brebes regency, Central Java. (Courtesy of Marius Moragues/-) JAKARTA – If […]
Indonesia Author Leila S. Chudori wins 2020 SEA Write Award with ‘Laut Bercerita’
The Jakarta Post Sat, June 13, 2020 Journalist and author Leila S. Chudori (Leila S. Chudori/Faizal Amiru) JAKARTA – Journalist and author Leila S. Chudori has been announced the Indonesian winner […]
Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act: Rutger Bregman in ‘Humankind’
Devina Heriyanto The Jakarta Post Sun, May 31, 2020 Humankind by Rutger Bregman (Courtesy of Bloomsbury/File) What if people are inherently kind? This question remains at the heart of Humankind, a newly […]
Meet Techhong: Cambodia’s new generation writer
Srey Kumneth / Khmer Times May 1, 2020 Luy Ung Techhong. GT2/Srey Kumneth Nowadays, creativity is an important tool which shape the unique characteristics of a human. Luy Ung Techhong, […]
‘250 Years in Old Jakarta’: Tracing history, family and the Big Durian
Josa Lukman The Jakarta Post Sunday, April 19, 2020 Tracing the past: The book ‘250 Years in Old Jakarta’ is born out of Sven Verbeek Wolthuys’ familial connection to the […]
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