
Winner of the prestigious Pegasus Prize for Literature, And the War Is Over is a taut novel set in and around an Indonesian village as news of Japan's surrender gradually makes its way to her far-flung army. War has transformed the quiet Sumatran village of Teratakbuluh, bringing...

Winner of the prestigious Pegasus Prize for Literature, "And the War Is Over" is a taut novel set in and around an Indonesian village as news of Japan's surrender gradually makes its way to her far-flung army. The "Philadelphia Inquirer" wrote, "has the dramatic intensity of...

Set in a small Sumatran village during the final days of World War II, And the War is Over is a heart-pounding story where the lives of villagers, Japanese soldiers, Dutch prisoners, and Javanese workers intertwine dramatically, though briefly, in a prisoner camp. When a number...