Book of Jakarta
Book of Jakarta A young woman takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover that the destination she is hurtling towards is now entirely submerged... The day before her…
Specifikacia Book of Jakarta
Book of Jakarta
A young woman takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover that the destination she is hurtling towards is now entirely submerged... The day before her wedding, a bride risks everything to meet her former lover at their favourite seafood restaurant on the other side of the tracks... A group of elderly women visit a famous amusement park for one last ride, but things don't go quite according to plan...
From feudal states and sultanates to a Cold War killing field and a now struggling, flawed democracy, the country's political history, as well as its literature, defies easy explanation. Despite being the world's fourth-largest nation--made up of over 17,000 islands-- very little of Indonesian history and contemporary politics are known to outsiders. Like Indonesia itself, the capital city Jakarta is a multiplicity; irreducible, unpredictable, and full of