Perfect & Other Short Stories

by Avianti Armand, Lydia Kieven (Translator), Marjie Suanda (Translator)

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

German title: Vollkommen und andere Erzählungen
Indonesian title: Sempurna dan Cerita Lainnya

Avianti’s sensibility as an architect is evident in her writing, with all the features and spaces of the modern urban landscape. In these landscapes, residents range from single women, housewives, children, prostitutes, to adulterers and jetsetters at a swingers’ party.

Genres: Short Stories

132 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 5, 2015

About the author

Avianti Armand adalah seorang penulis, dosen, dan arsitek. Kumpulan puisinya, Perempuan yang Dihapus Namanya (2011), memenangkan Khatulistiwa Literary Award untuk kategori puisi. Buku tersebut merupakan reinterpretasi atas tokoh-tokoh perempuan dalam kitab suci. Avianti telah menulis dua kumpulan cerpen: Negeri Para Peri (2009) dan Kereta Tidur (2011). Cerpennya, "Pada Suatu hari, Ada Ibu dan Radian," terpilih sebagai cerpen terbaik Kompas 2009.

Reviews

[Mardyana Ulva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poetic and enjoyable. Avianti Armand narrates life and a bit of romance in simple analogies