I blocked the men who were running , attempting to save my daughter from drowning. I swore by Allah, I would never let strange men touch her body, her honor, which I would protect with all my might.

fiction, fiksi, in-en, unrepressedEliza HandayaniDecember 2, 2019Comment

Munada

For over a decade there has been no baby boys born on the Island—no one to be the next imam of the sect. In order to stop the increasing number of girls, the current imam orders his followers to kill every female newborn. A woman with a painful past is said to keep all the seeds for baby boys in her womb.

fiction, fiksi, in-en, unrepressedEliza HandayaniNovember 18, 2019Comment

Rika

Although they are not Catholics, Rika and Lana go to a Catholic school. Rika is uncomfortable with attending church services. Their friendship grows and is tested as they share their thoughts on religion and faith.

fiksi, fiction, en-in, unrepressedEliza HandayaniSeptember 9, 2019fiksi, short story, cerpen, unrepressed, fiction, slice of lifeComment

In My Body

“I’m worried your father’s animal ways will come alive in you, be passed down to you.”

“I’m not an animal, Mom.”

“But where did you get strength like that?”

fiction, fiksi, in-en, unrepressedEliza HandayaniAugust 26, 2019Comment

K untuk Kecoak

Esai palsu yang menghadirkan satir tentang debat apropriasi kultural dan cara penulis-penulis Barat menulis tentang Asia dan tentang alam dan binatang.

en-in, fiction, fiksi, unrepressedEliza HandayaniAugust 9, 2019fiction, fiksi, australia, faux essay, nature essayComment

Homoctopus

Aku tak pernah minta dilahirkan ke dunia sebagai bayi laki-laki dengan dua kaki, satu lengan, dan satu tentakel yang menggantikan sekujur lengan kanan. Namun, begitulah kenyataannya.

fiction, fiksi, in-en, unrepressedEliza HandayaniJune 28, 2019 Comments

Clarissa & Peter

Mereka bisa saja terpisah selama ratusan tahun, tapi sekonyong-konyong Clarissa akan bertanya: Andai Peter bersamaku sekarang, apa yang akan ia katakan? (Nukilan novel Mrs Dalloway karya Virginia Woolf.)

Orang yang Dianggap Barang

Nukilan novel yang menggambarkan dengan sangat hidup penderitaan dan ketidakadilan yang dialami para budak yang dianggap barang dagangan dan tidak memiliki kuasa atas hidup mereka.

Hikayat Cinta

Seorang putra tersiksa antara cintanya kepada ibu dan kekasih. Benarkah tak ada cukup ruang dalam hati laki-laki untuk dua perempuan?

fiction, fiksi, sastra berani, sastra terlarangEliza HandayaniJune 26, 2016fiction, fiksi, sastra berani, turkmenistan, sastra terlarangComment

Stephen & Angela

“Jika cinta kita adalah dosa, surga pasti penuh dengan orang-orang yang berdosa seperti kita.”

fiction, fiksi, en-in, sastra berani, sastra terlarangEliza HandayaniJune 12, 2016fiction, fiksi, nukilan novel, inggrisComment

Hatcha-Bu

Kehidupan yang keras sebagai pengantin baru membuat Hadidja muda mengganti namanya menjadi Hatcha. Kini nenek yang bermulut kotor, Hatcha kedatangan tamu seorang pemuda yang mengingatkannya akan masa lalu.

Kairo Kami

Kata orang Kairo tak pernah tidur, kata orang Kairo compang-camping bagai kain usang. Kairo berpusar dan berkisar. Kairo bercabang-cabang. Kairo berdetak, Kairo berdarah.

fiction, fiksi, sastra terlarang, sastra beraniEliza HandayaniMay 29, 2016egypt, mesir, kairo, cairo, fiksi, fiction, nukilan novelComment

Hester dan Dunia Luar

Hester dikurung di rumah oleh kedua orangtuanya karena ia memiliki disabilitas mental. Namun, siapa yang bisa mengira keajaiban imajinasi dalam benaknya?

fiction, fiksi, en-in, oleh-oleh sastraEliza HandayaniMay 17, 2016fiksi, fiction, australia Comment

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

An old nun retires to a secluded convent and discovers that God is not enough anymore. She sneaks out of the convent and meets a little boy who calls her Grandma. Is it too late for that life?

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniApril 25, 2016indonesia, fiction, fiksi, short storyComment

The Apple and the Tree

Life is hard for the love child of a criminal, raised begrudgingly by his mother and the man she married to cover the family’s shame. Can the apple fall far from the tree?

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniApril 24, 2016fiction, fiksi, apple, indonesiaComment

The Lighthouse

Mixing many elements of world myths, Bramantio tells the story of Samael, an immortal fallen angel who is reunited with the love of his life, reincarnated as new person, a young man named Aditya.

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniMarch 21, 2016fiction, lighthouse, indonesian fiction, indonesiaComment

In the Womb of the Tarra Tree

Told from the perspective of dead babies buried inside a tree, as is customary in Toraja, this is a fascinating and heartbreaking story of violence and tradition, greed and enduring love.

fiksi, fiction, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniMarch 14, 2016fiction, indonesia, short storyComment

A Great Day for Mrs. Wagu

An elderly Christian lady keeps dogs while living in a Muslim-majority neighborhood—many Muslims consider the saliva of dogs to be dirty or unholy.

in-en, fiksi, fiction, next generationEliza HandayaniFebruary 14, 2016indonesian fiction, dog lover, eid, minority, sara, community, tolerance, dialog, indonesiaComment

Ah Xiang’s Last Day

Ah Xiang is convinced by a prophecy that tells him he's going to die today. He invites his family who hasn't seen him in a long time to come say goodbye. But they don't believe such prophecy. Will they come anyway? Will Ah Xiang die today?

fiction, fiksi, in-en, next generationEliza HandayaniFebruary 7, 2016indonesia, short story, fiction, fiksi, family, prophecyComment

All for a Son

In Tanah Abang, South Sumatra, after girls marry they would leave their parents’ hut to go live with their in-laws. If a husband-and-wife didn’t have any sons, who would take care of them in their old age? Despite being over 40 and already having 14 daughters, Maryam is determined to have a baby boy.