Indonesia seems to have had a turbulent history of colonization, first by the Dutch, then the Japanese. Even without having any knowledge of the history of Indonesia, I loved it. Over 500 pages of prose and I enjoyed every page. And it definitely set the stage for one of the most compelling and engrossing stories I've read in a long time. This book has one of the best, most memorable opening sentences I've ever read.
"One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years."- Eka Kurniawan, Beauty is a Wound Karyanya yang sudah terbit adalah empat novel: Cantik itu Luka (2002), Lelaki Harimau (2004), Seperti Dendam Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas (2014), dan O (2016) empat kumpulan cerita pendek: Corat-coret di Toilet (2000), Gelak Sedih (2005), Cinta Tak Ada Mati (2005), dan Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi (2015) serta satu karya non fiksi: Pramoedya Ananta Toer dan Sastra Realisme Sosialis (1999). Menyelesaikan studi dari Fakultas Filsafat Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. He currently resides in Jakarta.Įka Kurniawan, seorang penulis sekaligus desainer grafis. Kurniawan has also written movie scripts, a graphic novel, essays on literature and two collections of short stories.
He has been described as the “brightest meteorite” in Indonesia’s new literary firmament, the author of two remarkable novels which have brought comparisons to Salman Rushdie, Gabriel García Márquez and Mark Twain the English translations of these novels were both published in 2015- Man Tiger by Verso Books, and Beauty is a Wound by New Directions in North America and Text Publishing in Australia. Eka Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya in 1975 and completed his studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at Gadjah Mada University.
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