Recs if you like The Rainbow Troops...

These are 20 defining Indonesian books available in English, spanning foundational post-colonial epics, modern literary fiction, and cultural blockbusters.

Fiction books set in Indonesia

Indonesian literature

Random collection of books that stirred something tender in me and always will - though I can’t quite put my finger on it, why. Maybe it’s the way the book is written, sometimes the characters and their development. Usually bitter sweet.