Tales from Djakarta
Caricatures of Circumstances and Their Human Beings

Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Author)

9780877277262

Paperback / softback, published 1 January 1999

142 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.454 kg

This invaluable addition to the works of Pramoedya in English for students, scholars, and lovers of Indonesia... deserves accolades.

A translation of short stories by the well-known Indonesian author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Written in the 1950s, these stories are intensely regional in flavor and modern in approach. This collection includes such works as "Stranded Fish," "Creatures Behind Houses," and the great "Ketjapi."