| Author/Contributor(s): | Fransisca, Hanna; Kusuma, Teddy W.; Armandio Alif, Sabda; Zesyazeoviennazabrizkie, Ziggy; Hariadi, Cyntha; Avianto Pareanom, Yusi; Sohib, Ben; Kharisma Michellia, Dewi; Malna, Afrizal; Ang, Maesy; Ninditya, Ratri; Putri, Falissa |
| Publisher: | Comma Press |
| Date: | 03/18/2021 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
A young woman takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover that the destination she is hurtling towards is now entirely submerged... A group of elderly women visit a famous amusement park for one last ride, but things don’t go quite according to plan... The day before her wedding, a bride risks everything to meet her former lover at their favourite seafood restaurant on the other side of the tracks... Despite being the world’s fourth-largest nation—made up of over 17,000 islands— very little of Indonesian history and contemporary politics are known to outsiders. From feudal states and sultanates to a Cold War killing field and a now struggling, flawed democracy, the country’s political history, as well as its literature, defies easy explanation. Like Indonesia itself, the capital city Jakarta is a multiplicity; irreducible, unpredictable, and full of surprises. Traversing the different neighbourhoods and districts, the stories gathered here attempt to capture the essence of contemporary Jakarta and its writing, as well as the ever-changing landscape of the fastest-sinking city in the world.