Night's Disappearance

by Gus tf Sakai

In a Gus tf Sakai story, nothing is as it seems. The unexpected is always happening.Supernatural events occur in ordinary settings, turning lives and reality on end...

Gus tf Sakai's esoteric tales range across the cultures of the Indonesian archipelago, crossing time and space. They lure the reader into their mystery and reveal the author's deep sense of humanity, leaving us deeply involved in the lives and predicaments of his characters.

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Gus tf Sakai, lahir pada tanggal 13 Agustus 1965 di Payakumbuh Sumatera Barat. Ia menamatkan studinya di Fakultas Peternakan Universitas Andalas, Padang. Mulai menulis prosa pada usia 13 tahun sejak sebuah cerpennya memenangkan hadiah pertama pada sebuah lomba penulisan cerpen. Hingga sekarang ia telah menyelesaikan 2 novel, 7 novelet, dan 18 cerpennya memperoleh penghargaan yang diselenggarakan oleh berbagai media seperti majalah Anita, Femina, Gadis, Hai, Kartini, Matra dan harian Kompas.

Karya-karyanya:

* Segi Empat Patah Sisi (novel remaja, 1990
* Segitiga Lepas Kaki (novel remaja, Gramedia, 1991)
* Ben (novel remaja, 1992)
* Istana Ketirisan (kumpulan cerpen, 1996)
* Sangkar Daging (kumpulan sajak, 1997)
* Kemilau Cahaya dan Perempuan Buta (kumpulan cerpen, 1999), diterbitkan The Lontar Foundation dalam bahasa Inggris dengan judul The Barber and Other Short Stories 2002)
* Tambo, Sebuah Pertemuan (novel, 2000)
* Tiga Cinta, Ibu (novel, 2002)
* Laba-Laba (kumpulan cerpen, 2003)
* Ular Keempat (novel, 2005)
* Daging Akar (kumpulan sajak, 2005)
* Perantau (kumpulan cerpen, 2007)

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of short stories is fascinating. An exploration of Indonesian superstition and spirit / dream worlds in contemporary culture is very entertaining.

[Michael Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely astonishing.
Read these magical short stories from Indonesian author Gus tf Sakai if you’re looking for something to read unlike anything else out there.

I loved it because the author masterfully synthesizes ancient myths from a multitude of islands in Indonesia and casts them in our current timeline. The result: more incite into the vastness of Indonesia’s millennia of recorded history, and how much it both parallels and departs from the culture/history of a non-Indonesian reader.

Beautiful.
Haunting.
Inspiring.
Magical.
Castigating.
Affirming.
Repudiating.
Uplifting.
And sometimes, simply unresolved.

You will be delighted by rewarding this book. It spurs a million questions for the reader to mull over long after you’ve closed the cover on the last story.