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In Other Words: 40 Years of Writing on Indonesia
Goenawan Mohamad
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Description for In Other Words: 40 Years of Writing on Indonesia
Hardback. 40 Years of Writing on Indonesia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JP. .
A wide-ranging and beautiful collection of essays from one of world literature's most important writers. Goenawan Mohamad is one of Indonesia's foremost public intellectuals, and this translated volume of essays spanning from 1968 to the present day demonstrates the breadth of his perceptive and elegant commentary on literature, faith, mythology, politics, and history. Through the worst days of Indonesia's authoritarianism, in the face of the trauma of great violence and the chaos of democratic transition, Goenawan has never lost faith in the act of writing. Many of his essays from In Other Words were ... Read more
A wide-ranging and beautiful collection of essays from one of world literature's most important writers. Goenawan Mohamad is one of Indonesia's foremost public intellectuals, and this translated volume of essays spanning from 1968 to the present day demonstrates the breadth of his perceptive and elegant commentary on literature, faith, mythology, politics, and history. Through the worst days of Indonesia's authoritarianism, in the face of the trauma of great violence and the chaos of democratic transition, Goenawan has never lost faith in the act of writing. Many of his essays from In Other Words were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628727319
SKU
V9781628727319
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Ref
99-15
About Goenawan Mohamad
Goenawan Mohamad is an acclaimed Indonesian writer and man of letters. He has twice received the International Editor of the Year Award from the World Press Review and is also the recipient of a CPJ International Press Freedom Award and a Dan David Prize. Mohamad is one of the co-founders of the Lontar Foundation, a cultural non-profit tasked with preserving ... Read more
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