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Five best reads of 2021 by Indonesian writers
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Remembering: 'Yang Terlupakan dan Dilupakan: Membaca Kembali Sepuluh Penulis Perempuan Indonesia' (The Forgotten: Rereading ten Indonesian female writers) is a collection of essays by women about Indonesia's "forgotten" women, published by Marjin Kiri. (Courtesy of Marjin Kiri) (Personal archive/Courtesy of Marjin Kiri)
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hat does your reading list look like going into the third year (yes, really) of the extremely prolonged pandemic? Here are five titles from 2021 that you might want to include.
Gisela Swaragita
Many people might have noticed they've been reading more during this second year of the pandemic. Reading can soothe or offer an escape, and can certainly help while away the hours during "stay at home".
So here is a short list of the best of the best published this year – if you haven’t devoured them yet!
1. Eka Kurniawan, Sumur
Arguably one of the most celebrated Indonesian writers today, Eka Kurniawan quickly saw his novella Sumur sell out when Gramedia Pustaka Utama published it this year.
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