Books

Coconut & Sambal reveals the secrets behind authentic Indonesian cookery.

A landmark novel, The Weaverbirds is a tale of physical and spiritual struggles.

Khairani Barokka's second poetry collection is an intricate exploration of colonialism and environmental injustice.

a vibrant collection that captures the pulse, chaos, and contradictions of Indonesia’s capital through diverse voices and contemporary urban tales.

Thousand Things is an entranced vision of a far-off place that is as convincingly real and intimate as it is exotic, a book that is at once a lament and an ecstatic ode to nature and life.

Leila S. Chudori is Indonesia's most prominent female journalist and home is her debut novel and won Indonesia's most important literary prize in 2013.

The Dancer, a trilogy, recounts the tumultuous days of mid-1960s Indonesia.

Published in Indonesia in 2005, The Rainbow Troops, Andrea Hirata's closely autobiographical debut novel, sold more than five million copies, shattering records.

Paper Boats is a poignant coming-of-age love story that follows Kugy and Keenan as they navigate the turbulent waters of dreams, ambition, and the tender fragility of first love.

The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and romance in a sweeping polyphony

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, born on the island of Java in 1925, was imprisoned first by the Dutch, then by the Indonesian government as a political prisoner. He received the PEN Freedom to Write Award and the Ramon Magsaysay Award.