Diverse Lives Contemporary Stories from Indonesia

by Lingard, Jeanette

• ISBN13: 9789676531001
• ISBN10: 9676531006
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Since the 1940s, the short story has established itself as a very popular literary form in modern Indonesian literature. This volume brings together fifteen Indonesian stories written in the 1980s and 1990s by writers drawn from different parts of the archipelago. With settings ranging from Java to Bali and from Riau to East Timor and dealing with issues affecting the lives of the rich and powerful as well as those of the poor and powerless, the stories in this collection present a variety of characters and themes representative of the diversity of Indonesia itself.

Author Biography

About the Editor: Jeanette Lingard is Lecturer and Co-ordinator of the Indonesian Language Programme at the School of Asian Studies, University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Special Gift	p. 1
The Palace Walls	p. 12
A Limited Meeting	p. 20
The Chickens	p. 30
The House	p. 39
Three Important Gentlemen	p. 46
Sita's Holy Water	p. 53
The General	p. 61
The Madman	p. 69
The Men Who Laughed	p. 75
A Roast Chicken	p. 86
Typical	p. 93
The Corpse	p. 99
The Puppet Bride	p. 108
The Rosary	p. 118
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