The genre of English-language biographies of Indonesian presidents and other senior leaders has a long and reputable history. John Legge’s biography of Sukarno, building on earlier
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Awaiting the day of resurrection
In 2019, the long-running Penguin Classics series released its first novel translated from Arabic: Tawfiq al-Hakim’s “Return of the Spirit”, conveyed into English by William Hutchins.
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Book reviews: Telling the Dutch colonial wars in Aceh and South Sulawesi
Written by JOOST COTE, Published:Oct 08, 2019 in insideindonesia.org In late 2018, Maarten Hidskes launched the Indonesian translation of his Dutch language book, Thuis geloofd niemand mij (At home
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Homo Deus, Sinar Terang yang Muram
BUKU pertama Harari, Sapiens-A Brief Histoy of Humankind (2014), setelah diterjemahkan dari bahasa Ibrani ke bahasa Inggris, langsung melejit masuk daftar perbukuan dunia papan atas. Tokoh
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