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Rio Johan was born in Baturaja, South Sumatra, 1990. Rio has been invited to speak at The Ubud Reader's & Writer's festival (2015), was on a sponsored residency in Berlin, Germany (2016) and has been the recipient of the 2014 Prose Book of Choice by Tempo for his short story collection, "Aksara Amananunna", and the 2018 Khatulistiwa Literary Award for his novel, "Ibu Susu". ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 1,064 ratings · 308 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Normal People by Sally Rooney (Goodreads Author), Rio Johan (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 1,920,877 ratings — published 2018 — 184 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
	Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (Goodreads Author), Rio Johan (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 615,595 ratings — published 2017 — 62 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
	Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney (Goodreads Author), Rio Johan (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 505,282 ratings — published 2021 — 38 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
	Aksara Amananunna 3.74 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2014 — 2 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
	Ibu Susu by Rio Johan (Goodreads Author), Iqbal Asaputro (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Karavansara by Rio Johan (Goodreads Author), Iqbal Asaputro (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2022 — 2 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
	Rekayasa Buah by Rio Johan (Goodreads Author), Martin Demonchaux (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Buanglah Hajat pada Tempatnya 3.42 avg rating — 52 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
	Orang Keren Tidak Menengok ke Arah Ledakan dan Cerita-cerita Orang Keren Lainnya by Rio Johan (Goodreads Author), Martin Demonchaux (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 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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Rio Johan and 1 other person liked Teguh's review of Tongueless: " "Only by speaking properly will others respect you. In Hong Kong if you speak English like a foreigner you are superiors to others. The same is true for speaking Mandarin."(p.108) Aku selalu yakin perubahan sejarah itu tidak hanya terjadi di episentru" Read more of this review »
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Rio Johan and 1 other person liked Rinaldo's review of Aksara Amananunna: "3.25/5 Sebenarnya cukup jelas bahwa Rio Johan adalah seorang penulis yang kompeten. Prosanya mengalir dan enak dibaca. Ia menguasai materi sejarah yang luas. Buku ini pun hadir dengan premis yang menarik: 12 manusia, 12 zaman, 12 cerita. Ia menjanjika" Read more of this review »
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“bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!”
― James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

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“In the name of Annah the Allmaziful, the Everliving, the Bringer of Plurabilities, haloed be her eve, her singtime sung, her rill be run, unhemmed as it is uneven!”
― James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

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“And whowasit youwasit propped the pot in the yard and whatinthe nameofsen lukeareyou rubbinthe sideofthe flureofthe lobbywith Shite! will you have a plateful? Tak.”
― James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

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“Man can never know the loneliness a woman knows. Man lies in the woman's womb only to gather strength, he nourishes himself from this fusion, and then he rises and goes into the world, into his work, into battle, into art. He is not lonely. He is busy. The memory of the swim in amniotic fluid gives him energy, completion. Woman may be busy too, but she feels empty. Sensuality for her is not only a wave of pleasure in which she is bathed, and a charge of electric joy at contact with another. When man lies in her womb, she is fulfilled, each act of love a taking of man within her, an act of birth and rebirth, of child rearing and man bearing. Man lies in her womb and is reborn each time anew with a desire to act, to be. But for woman, the climax is not in the birth, but in the moment man rests inside of her.”
― Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

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“Sections in the bookstore

- Books You Haven't Read
- Books You Needn't Read
- Books Made for Purposes Other Than Reading
- Books Read Even Before You Open Them Since They Belong to the Category of Books Read Before Being Written
- Books That If You Had More Than One Life You Would Certainly Also Read But Unfortunately Your Days Are Numbered
- Books You Mean to Read But There Are Others You Must Read First
- Books Too Expensive Now and You'll Wait 'Til They're Remaindered
- Books ditto When They Come Out in Paperback
- Books You Can Borrow from Somebody
- Books That Everybody's Read So It's As If You Had Read Them, Too
- Books You've Been Planning to Read for Ages
- Books You've Been Hunting for Years Without Success
- Books Dealing with Something You're Working on at the Moment
- Books You Want to Own So They'll Be Handy Just in Case
- Books You Could Put Aside Maybe to Read This Summer
- Books You Need to Go with Other Books on Your Shelves
- Books That Fill You with Sudden, Inexplicable Curiosity, Not Easily Justified
- Books Read Long Ago Which It's Now Time to Re-read
- Books You've Always Pretended to Have Read and Now It's Time to Sit Down and Really Read Them”
― Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

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message 7: by Erdi

Apr 09, 2015 01:37AM

Ha! Aku baru kepikiran bikin akun goodreads buat database online koleksi hardcopy bukuku. Biar gak sampai beli buku yang sama tiap ke toko buku :))

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message 6: by Desi

Apr 15, 2014 07:08PM

Wah, Rio. Tahu enggak, sewaktu nonton Quills aku langsung teringat kamu.

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message 5: by Sulis

Jan 06, 2013 10:45PM

Halo Rio salam kenal juga :)

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message 4: by Kungkang

Dec 30, 2012 08:14AM

Dah lama mati ide neh, jon. Hahaha... Jarang ke kekom soalnya agak malesin sih skrg. Pecutnya gada. Hahaha..

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message 3: by Kungkang

Dec 26, 2012 11:46PM

hohoho... iya, kumpul di mari aja, udah jrg ke kekom skrg.

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message 2: by Kungkang

Dec 26, 2012 10:35AM

Hola hola.. Jon. #sokakrab pasti lupa sama aku. Hahahhaa... Dl d kekom fany ijo, skrg cnt. :D #katarijonsapayangnanya?

Btw, happy reading. Haha.. Kalo msh ga inget ma ak gapapa koq. Kenalan sekali lg. #masihsokakrab

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message 1: by Fairynee

Dec 26, 2012 07:07AM