Isinga

Irewa has been married to Malom, whose parents paid for her with pigs as a bride price. She is also a yonime, a peacemaker between two warring sides, so when Malom comes to take her back from her parents, Mama Kame and Bapa Labobar cannot stop him, and she must return to Hobone and her heavy daily life. Pregnancy follows pregnancy and miscarriage follows miscarriage, yet Malom will not stop trying for more children: in his society a husband's duty is to make his wife bear children, sons to claim land and replace dead warriors, daughters to bring in bride wealth.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

210 pages in the original

Genres

Family (assigned by AI)

Set in

Indonesia

First published

2015 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama

ISBN

9786020312620 (original)