Ramuan Penangkal Kiamat

Stories of faith, custom, history, family and feeling in Minangkabau society. In the title story Amai Gaek finds two bowls she takes for secret mixtures for cooking rendang and fermented cassava; when she asks Amai Tuo what they are for, she hears only that they are a potion against the end of the world, and is left wondering when doomsday will come and what it will look like. The other stories follow the conflicts and clashes of everyday Minangkabau life.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

Set in

Indonesia

First published

2021 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama