1:58 am in Indonesia, Japan, Sylado, Remy, fiction | No Comments
by Remy Sylado (2003)
A Menadonese child sold by her brother to Shinju in Kembang Jepun, to be trained, disguised, into an out-and-out Japanese geisha during pre-Japanese colonial to post-independence era.
3:05 am in Indonesia, Russia & USSR, biography & memoirs, essays & criticism | 1 Comment
Menjadi Mahasiswa di Uni Soviet
by Koesalah Soebagyo Toer (2003)
A collection of vignettes about his study in the then USSR.
2:01 pm in Indonesia, Language Literature, history | No Comments
Kolonialisme, Budaya Cetak, dan Kesastraan Sunda Abad ke-19
by Mikihiro Moriyama (2003)
Originally published in English as A New Spirit: Sundanese Publishing and the Changing Configuration of Writing in Nineteenth Century West Java.
4:01 am in Indonesia, Peacock, James L., art, history, social science | No Comments
Aspek Sosial & Simbolik Teater Rakyat Indonesia
by James L. Peacock (1968)
Studies the (pre-’65 gestapu) historical, social and artistic importance of this “proletarian drama”, ludruk.
10:50 pm in Indonesia, essays & criticism, history | 2 Comments
by Eka Kurniawan (1999)
A comprehensive basic text on Pram and (his role in) the growth of Socialistic Realism in relation to the global movement as well as local figures/parties.
9:04 pm in Indonesia, Kayam, Umar, current events, essays & criticism | No Comments
by Umar Kayam (2005)
A selection of Kayam’s non-academic, non-specialised writings (mostly essays and reportage) from 1969 to 1999