Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

An old nun retires to a secluded convent and discovers that God is not enough anymore. She sneaks out of the convent and meets a little boy who calls her Grandma. Is it too late for that life?

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniApril 25, 2016indonesia, fiction, fiksi, short storyComment

The Apple and the Tree

Life is hard for the love child of a criminal, raised begrudgingly by his mother and the man she married to cover the family’s shame. Can the apple fall far from the tree?

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniApril 24, 2016fiction, fiksi, apple, indonesiaComment

The Lighthouse

Mixing many elements of world myths, Bramantio tells the story of Samael, an immortal fallen angel who is reunited with the love of his life, reincarnated as new person, a young man named Aditya.

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniMarch 21, 2016fiction, lighthouse, indonesian fiction, indonesiaComment

In the Womb of the Tarra Tree

Told from the perspective of dead babies buried inside a tree, as is customary in Toraja, this is a fascinating and heartbreaking story of violence and tradition, greed and enduring love.

fiksi, fiction, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniMarch 14, 2016fiction, indonesia, short storyComment

A Great Day for Mrs. Wagu

An elderly Christian lady keeps dogs while living in a Muslim-majority neighborhood—many Muslims consider the saliva of dogs to be dirty or unholy.

in-en, fiksi, fiction, next generationEliza HandayaniFebruary 14, 2016indonesian fiction, dog lover, eid, minority, sara, community, tolerance, dialog, indonesiaComment

Ah Xiang’s Last Day

Ah Xiang is convinced by a prophecy that tells him he's going to die today. He invites his family who hasn't seen him in a long time to come say goodbye. But they don't believe such prophecy. Will they come anyway? Will Ah Xiang die today?

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniFebruary 7, 2016indonesia, short story, fiction, fiksi, family, prophecyComment

All for a Son

In Tanah Abang, South Sumatra, after girls marry they would leave their parents’ hut to go live with their in-laws. If a husband-and-wife didn’t have any sons, who would take care of them in their old age? Despite being over 40 and already having 14 daughters, Maryam is determined to have a baby boy.

The Embrace of the Rengas Tree

Gema’s brother was found dead after entering the sacred ancestors’ forest. Everyone in Gema's village in Kalimantan thought that he was cursed, but Gema remembered him telling her about strange men whom he had spied on in the sacred land, chopping down trees.

Baluembidi

Little Banta has heard this warning all his life: don’t swim in the river, or the evil spirit Baluembidi will drown you. After military men with strange accents rode into his small hometown in Aceh, and his father disappeared, Banta went to the river.