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Eka Kurniawan

Born

in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia

November 28, 1975

Website

http://ekakurniawan.com/

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Eka Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya in 1975 and completed his studies in the Faculty of Philosophy at Gadjah Mada University. He has been described as the “brightest meteorite” in Indonesia’s new literary firmament, the author of two remarkable novels which have brought comparisons to Salman Rushdie, Gabriel García Márquez and Mark Twain; the English translations of these novels were both published in 2015—Man Tiger by Verso Books, and Beauty is a Wound by New Directions in North America and Text Publishing in Australia. Kurniawan has also written movie scripts, a graphic novel, essays on literature and two collections of short stories. He currently resides in Jakarta.

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Tragedimu Komediku

Throwback to my Jawa Pos days—this book holds columns I wrote years ago.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 46,831 ratings · 8,958 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beauty Is a Wound 4.05 avg rating — 18,882 ratings — published 2002 — 18 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
	Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan, Dalih Sembiring (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Benedict Anderson (Introduction) 4.04 avg rating — 7,598 ratings — published 2004 — 6 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
	Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas 3.95 avg rating — 6,988 ratings — published 2014 — 19 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
	Corat Coret di Toilet 3.78 avg rating — 2,475 ratings — published 2000 — 5 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
	Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi 3.90 avg rating — 2,154 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	O 4.09 avg rating — 1,790 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Cinta Tak Ada Mati 3.91 avg rating — 1,046 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Kumpulan Budak Setan by Eka Kurniawan, Intan Paramaditha, Ugoran Prasad 3.75 avg rating — 919 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	Kitchen Curse by Eka Kurniawan, Tiffany Tsao (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Benedict Anderson (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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
	Anjing Mengeong, Kucing Menggonggong 3.75 avg rating — 720 ratings — 5 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

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“Ia sebenarnya waras bukan main, yang gila adalah dunia yang dihadapinya”
― Eka Kurniawan

tags: gila, waras

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“Communism was born from a beautiful dream, the likes of which there will never be again on the face of this earth: that there would no longer be lazy men who eat their fill while others work hard and starve.”
― Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

tags: beliefs, communism, dutch-east-indies, humanity, indonesia, justice, revolution, social-justice

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“Semua perempuan itu pelacur, sebab seorang istri baik-baik pun menjual kemaluannya demi mas kawin dan uang belanja, atau cinta jika itu ada.”
― Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

tags: perempuan

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The Nix by Nathan Hill

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Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald

8 votes, 23.5%

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

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Imperium by Christian Kracht

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Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan

2 votes, 5.9%

Zone by Mathias Énard

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