Lit in Translation

A. S. Laksana

Indonesia

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Books on prize lists

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    Khatulistiwa 2016 · Shortlist

    Si Janggut Mengencingi Herucakra

    Title translated by AI:“The Bearded One Pees on Herucakra”

    A. S. Laksana

    Short stories

    AI-generated summary:Twelve stories whose characters wrestle with the world, with one another and with themselves, exposing both the best and perhaps the bleakest sides of human ties.

  • No English yet

    Khatulistiwa 2013 · Shortlist

    Murjangkung

    A. S. Laksana

    Short stories · 214 pages · Satire

    AI-generated summary:Stories about desire, from a baby-skinned giant who lands with his men on a river shore, founds a city and rules it, to ghosts and foolish lovers.