Recs if you like Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk...

1965/1998 Literature 🇮🇩

The collective trauma of state violence remains an everpresent motif in Indonesian literary canon. This list is meant to be a non-exhaustive collection of fiction and nonfiction which features, chronicles, and/or are allegories about the "New Order" (Orde Baru/Orba) era, from its origins during the anti-left genocide of 1965 to its collapse and the start of the Reformasi era in 1998. Suggestions welcome, although this list specifically centers works by Indonesian authors (some of which are available in English translation!)

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