Nusantara: Anthology of Modern Indonesian Short Stories: Anthology of Modern Indonesian Short Stories

The stories in this anthology take issue with worn stereotypes and reflect both everyday life and the great upheavals that have marked modern Indonesian national life. Here Is An Open Door Into One Of The Most Complex Societies In The World Today. These Colorful Stories, Each Uniquely Different In Style And Subject Matter, Take Issue With Worn Stereotypes And Reflect Both Everyday Life And The Great Upheavals That Have Marked Modern Indonesian National Life: The End Of Dutch And Then Japanese Colonial Rule, The Bloody Collapse Of Sukarno's Old Order, Subsequent Consolidation Of A Regime Commited To Development, And Coming Soon A Major And Unpredictable Leadership Transition As Soeharto's Thirty-year Rule Winds Down. With A Population Approaching 200 Million Speaking 583 Languages Spread Across 13,600 Islands On 3 Million Square Miles Of Ocean And With One Of The World's Largest Economies, Growing Fast In The Midst Of Persistent Poverty, Indonesia Demands Our Attention And Understanding. Yet Information About It Is Woefully Scarce. Anyone Interested In Indonesia And Its Literature Will Find Nusantara (homeland), Expertly Translated And Introduced, An Excellent Place To Begin. Three Tales From The Occupation / Idrus -- For Hire / Pramoedya Ananta Toer -- A Twist Of Fate / Achidat Karta Mihardja -- The Helmet / A.a. Navis -- The Encounter / Nasjah Djamin -- The Last Train But One / Satyagraha Hoerip -- Dearly Departed / S.n. Ratmana -- Matias Akankari -- Gerson Poyk -- A Journey Nh. Dini -- Stop Thief! / Taufiq Ismail -- The Kid / Budi Darma -- The Wallet / Putu Wijaya -- The Weirdo / Asnelly Luthan -- Battling With Buffalo / F. Rahardi -- Your Child Is Not Your Child, Gibran Said / Danarto -- Black Clouds Over The Isle Of Gods / Putu Oka Sukanta -- The Shutterbug / Prasetyohadi -- In The Net / Rahmat Ali. Translated And Edited By David M.e. Roskies. An East Gate Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 221-223).