The book is written in short, fast-paced chapters with poetic and witty lines that are characteristic of Eka Kurniawan. Following his break-up with Iteung, Ajo Kawir becomes a fearless fighter with nothing to lose.

The story puts Ajo Kawir in the spotlight, along with his impotent genitals and his hopeless romance with female fighter Iteung. While some Indonesian authors such as Pramoedya Ananta Toer and YB Mangunwijaya are relatively well known by global readers, many works by contemporary writers are just beginning to gain traction as they have just been translated in recent years.Įka Kurniawan, of Beauty is a Wound fame, tackles the world of street fighting and petty criminals in this book. According to UNESCO on its official website, the date was chosen during its General Conference, held in Paris in 1995 to pay tribute to several prominent authors who died on that date - William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, to name a few.

Speaking of reading, we will soon celebrate the annual World Book Day on April 23, which aims 'to promote the enjoyment of books and reading'. In times when you literally cannot go anywhere beyond the confines of your house, reading has become a means of escapism for many people. Thu, Ap 08:39 1104 fc6853813033f564188675f8bd3a99fe 1 Books books,reading,Indonesian-writer,Laksmi-Pamuntjak,Tiffany-Tsao,Norman-Erikson-Pasaribu,Intan-Paramaditha,eka-kurniawan,World-Book-Day,hari-buku-sedunia Free

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