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Wednesday 8 May 2013

(7) Indonesian Short Stories



Aveling, Harry .(ed. & trans.)  From Surabaya to Armageddon : Indonesian short stories , Singapore : Heinemann Educational Books (Asia), 1976.


This is not only adult fiction with reference to Indonesian social life and culture but also a series of Writing in Asia series. It was translated by Harry Aveling. Bibliography is can be read. This is origenally written in Indonesian version by the Indonesian famous authors. There are 15 short stories in this book. 

They are Surabaya of Idrus, Inem of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The bastard of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Letter to a friend from the country of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Snow in Paris of  Sitor Situmorang, Fontenay aux roses of Sitor Situmorang, Mother goes to heaven of Sitor Situmorang, The soldier of Nugroho Notosusanto, The transfer of  Nugroho Notosusanto, The decline and fall of our local mosque of  A.A. Navis, A thousand fireflies in Manhattan of Umar Kayam, Bawuk of Umar Kayam, Fall in Connecticut of ​ Umar Kayam, Nostalgia of  Danart, and Armageddon of  Danarto.

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