Muslihat Musang Emas

Twenty-one stories, written between 2013 and 2017, that dive into the darkest depths of the human soul, where a person finds the will to do anything. Their characters learn they were born of a forbidden union, watch their families turn into parasites and their hometowns grow unfamiliar, have their minds bruised by a single day's journey, or love someone who may bring them only scorn. Some try to console themselves with tricks of their own, making palindromes or trying to write a detective story, without noticing how such ruses can turn against them. Among them are a man who once imagined his father was Hengky Tornando, a time traveller, and a Depok resident's day trip to Jakarta.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

First published

2017 by Banana

ISBN

9789791079600 (original)