Beyond the horizon

short stories from contemporary Indonesia

This collection of stories takes the reader into a literary realm conjured up by a sample of Indonesia's most creative contemporary authors. Like President Suharto's New Order itself, the anthology spans the past three decades, when the short story was the most popular literary genre in Indonesia. The tales give an impression of the changing styles and the enduring preoccupations of the country's authors.

Raised as a Protestant, Pamusuk is married to a Javanese Catholic graduate in
Chemistry from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. The italicised dialogue in
'The Critic' was in German when the story was published in Horison. Putu Wijaya.
Born in Puri Anom, Tabanan, Bali, on 11 April 1944, Putu Wijaya graduated in
Law from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in 1969, and during his studies joined
Bengkel Theatre (1967), established by Indonesia's most famous playwright,
Rendra ...