New York Times (Again)
Another Beauty Is a Wound review from The New York Times, the second one: If Pippi Longstocking were an Indonesian prostitute instead of a Swedish tomboy, she would be something like Dewi Ayu. The book...
View ArticleRape Me, My Friend
… one of the 21st century’s great opening lines: “One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for 21 years.” A review from Brooklyn Magazine, “Rape Me, My Friend:...
View ArticleThe Best Books I Never Wrote
“The Best Books I Never Wrote” (published by Stuff) is about 5 books I admire.
View ArticleThe New Yorker
Though he considers Pramoedya an influence, and a master of the historical novel, he is quick to point out the radical differences in their approach to fiction: “I don’t think Pramoedya would write...
View ArticleHarper’s Bazaar & The Offing
My books are among “The Offing’s Early-Fall Fiction Picks” from The Offing, a Los Angeles Review of Books channel, and “15 Best Books of Fall 2015” from Harper’s Bazaar.
View ArticleMan Tiger, PW Picks: Books of the Week
“This wild and enthralling novel manages to entertain while offering readers insight into the traditions of a little-known South East Asian culture. Kurniawan has officially put the West on notice.”...
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Sastra Indonesia di Koran Italia
Ini tulisan saya di koran Italia, Corriere della Sera (suplemen “La Lettura”), sejenis pengantar ringkas kesusastraan Indonesia untuk pembaca Eropa. Terbit Minggu, 11 Oktober 2015, tulisan ini...
View ArticleOprah & Asian Review
“Beginning with a prostitute rising from the grave, this Indonesian folkloric epic is lush and picaresque, marking the English-language debut of a master novelist not to be missed.” Beauty Is a Wound...
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Passing the Torch in Indonesian Literary Life
Tulisan Anna Soler-Pont, dari Pontas Agency mengenai sejarah “pertemuan” kami, diterbitkan di edisi pertama Publishing Perspectives untuk Frankfurt Book Fair.
View ArticleA Slacker of Jakarta
Cerita saya untuk kolom “Lives” berjudul “A Slacker of Jakarta” diterbitkan oleh The New York Times Magazine. Cerita itu ditulis dalam bahasa Indonesia, belum pernah diterbitkan sebelumnya, dan...
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Man Tiger, The Guardian
“Refreshingly, Kurniawan puts value on literature as entertainment, and his books are certainly that.” A Man Tiger review by Deborah Smith, The Guardian.
View ArticleTigermann, Der Litprom Winter List 2015/2016
Tigermann is #1 Bestenliste: Der Litprom-Weltempfänger Winter 2015/16, the list of translated works into German from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The book is German version of Lelaki Harimau/Man...
View ArticleInterview, BOMB Magazine
“I am frequently haunted by the characters I haven’t written yet.” Jesse Ruddock interviewed me for BOMB Magazine.
View ArticleWorld Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations
Two Indonesian novels, Beauty Is a Wound (mine) and Leila S. Chudori’s Home are among 75 Notable Translations 2015 from World Literature Today.
View ArticleThe Best Fiction 2015, Flavorwire
“It may be cheating to include two novels by one author, but there is no doubt that the year’s most important revelation-in-translation is Eka Kurniawan, whose searing works of so-called magical...
View ArticleSeperti Dendam, English Translation
Following Beauty Is a Wound (2015) and Man Tiger (2015), my third novel Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas (originally, 2014) will be available in English-translation (tr. Annie Tucker,...
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Dua Buku, Sampul Baru
Cetakan baru Lelaki Harimau dan Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas, dengan sampul baru, sudah bisa diperoleh di toko buku terdekat, atau toko buku daring. Cetakan baru Cantik Itu Luka...
View ArticlePre-Order: “O”
“Tentang seekor monyet yang ingin menikah dengan Kaisar Dangdut.” Novel keempat saya, O, akan terbit Februari 2016. Pre-order segera dibuka 11-23 Januari 2016 di beberapa toko buku daring (berhadiah...
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