The #UWRF22 Book Launch Program has landed. With a generous selection of emerging and established authors, and a wide array of genres, there is something for every reader. Best of all, the book launches are free to join. Discover the full Book Launch lineup now.
Wayang fascinates and endures, bearing the weight of Javanese culture and tradition as a key component of rites of passage, as a medium of ritual and spiritual practice, and as …
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My dreams of joining the British Merchant navy and strolling the deck in a white uniform, are shattered by a punch in the mouth within hours of boarding my first …
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Putu is an only child and grew up without knowing his parents. Growing up with his grandmother in a Balinese village, Putu was also brought up by traditional arts. Through …
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Tulus Untuk Orang yang Salah, is the work of senandika – or soliloquy – from the bestselling author Boy Candra. It is about the complication of love, unrequited feelings, and …
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Isna Marifa’s debut novel Mountains More Ancient focuses on the Indonesian experience of slavery in South Africa. Set in 1751, nine-year-old Wulan finds herself half a world away from her …
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Suara Berbeda dari Pulau Dewata attempts to assemble ideas about Bali and its surroundings, especially those on the BaleBengong.id website. The articles included are written by contributors from all different …
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Clarissa Goenawan is an award-winning author from Singapore. Set in Japan, her most recent novel Watersong (2022) follows protagonist Shouji Arai. When he crosses one of his company’s most powerful …
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The trilogy: Jirah, consisting of novels Janda dari Jirah, Si Rarung, and Manggali Kalki, was written between 2006 and 2021. The books focus on a historical and researched approach to …
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Eleven weeks after Diponegoro’s detention on March 28, 1830, in Magelang, every conversation with Pangeran Diponegoro was recorded by three Dutch military officers assigned to escort his journey into exile …
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Sesungguhnya Aku Menunggu, authored by Noviana Kusumawardani, is a book remade from a collection of short stories originally titled Lelaki Yang Membelah Bulan, published in 2009. The short story, Lelaki …
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According to a 2021 World Bank report, over 7.8 million tons of plastic are produced in Indonesia annually, making it the second-largest plastic waste producer after China. Approximately 83 percent …
Get ready to immerse yourself in a literary celebration like no other as the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) returns for its momentous 20th anniversary festival from 18-22 October …
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