The book of Jakarta : a city in short fiction
2020
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A young woman takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover that the destination she is hurtling towards is now entirely submerged. A group of elderly women visit a famous amusement park for one last ride, but things don't go quite according to plan. The day before her wedding, a bride risks everything to meet her former lover at their favourite seafood restaurant on the other side of the tracks. Despite being the world's fourth largest nation - made up of over 17,000 islands - very little of Indonesian history and contemporary politics are known to outsiders. From feudal states and sultanates to a Cold War killing field and a now struggling, flawed democracy - the country's political history, as well as its literature, defies easy explanation. Like Indonesia itself, the capital city Jakarta is a multiplicity; irreducible, unpredictable and full of surprises.
Main title:
The book of Jakarta : a city in short fiction / edited by Maesy Ang, Teddy W. Kusuma.
Author:
Ang, Maesy, editorKusuma, Teddy W., editor
Imprint:
Manchester : Comma Press, 2020.
Collation:
160 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Indonesian.
ISBN:
9781912697328 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
899.221301
Language:
EnglishIndonesian
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BRN:
2523443
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