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Chandra Bientang

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Chandra Bientang was born in Jakarta on February 17, 1989 and she has lived in Bekasi, Muntilan, and Bogor, before returning to Jakarta. She studied philosophy at the University of Indonesia, enrolling in 2007 and graduating in 2013.

She published her first novel in 2019, an urban thriller entitled Dua Dini Hari, with Noura Publishing (Mizan Group). In that same year, her short story Anak Kucing Leti (Leti's Kitten) was selected for the Emerging Writers Program at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, organized by the Mudra Swari Saraswati Foundation. It was then translated into English and published at the festival, along with other Emerging Writers and established Indonesian authors in the book Karma: A Bilingual Anthology of Indonesian Wr ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,386 ratings · 459 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dua Dini Hari 3.88 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sang Peramal 4.07 avg rating — 174 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batu Berkaki 4.26 avg rating — 80 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HISTERY: Antologi Detectives ID 2 by Ayu Welirang (Goodreads Author), Chandra Bientang (Goodreads Author), Agung Al Badamy 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Tidak bisakah seseorang berdiri sendiri apa adanya? Tidak bisakah orang dipandang sebagai individu bukan kelompok? Dari perbuatannya bukan dari garis keturunannya?".”
― Chandra Bientang, Sang Peramal

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“Hidup bukanlah salah satu antara tragedi atau komedi. Hidup adalah tragikomedi.”
― Chandra Bientang, Sang Peramal

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“Melihat kematian adalah hal yang absurd. Tak ada apapun. Hanya kekosongan. Atau, mungkin rasa itu ada, hanya saja tidak terjembatani sehingga tidak bisa diberi nama. Kalaupun ada, menyebutnya justru menghambarkan makna.”
― Chandra Bientang, Dua Dini Hari

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