Diverse Lives: Contemporary Stories from Indonesia

By: Lingard, Jeanette

Since the 1940s, the short story has established itself as a very popular literary form in modern Indonesian literature. This volume brings together fifteen Indonesian stories written in the 1980s and 1990s by writers drawn from different parts of the archipelago. With settings ranging from Java to Bali and from Riau to East Timor and dealing with issues affecting the lives of the rich and powerful as well as those of the poor and powerless, the stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9676531006
• ISBN13: 9789676531001
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"