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2023
ARABNEWS.Com: Indonesia, Malaysia boycott Frankfurt Book Fair after Palestinian voices ‘shut down’
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2023
Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Statement on the Postponement of the LiBeraturpreis 2023 Award Ceremony for Palestinian Novelist Adania Shibli
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2023
PRESS RELEASE: Laksmi Pamuntjak Mendukung Pengunduran Diri Delegasi Indonesia Dari Frankfurt Book Fair 2023
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2022
VALID NEWS (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Suarakan Isu Perempuan dalam Podcast Kitab Kawin
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2022
FEMINA (In Indonesian): 3 Podcast Terbaru Teman Beraktivitas
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2022
CNN INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Saat Siniar Jadi Senjata Perempuan Buat Melawan Kekerasan Seksual
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2021
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Kitab Kawin Terbit Hari Ini, Laksmi Pamuntjak Ungkap Ide Ceritanya
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2021
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Cerita Laksmi Pamuntjak Tulis 11 Kumcer dalam Kitab Kawin
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2021
THE GLOBALIST: Online Article (In English): My Late Father, the German-Indonesian
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2021
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Buat Podcast Kitab Kawin untuk Bahas Soal-Soal Perempuan, Perkawinan dan Kekerasan Seksual
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2020
BISNIS ID (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak raih kemenangan di Singapore Book Award 2020
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2020
ANTARA NEWS (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak raih penghargaan di Singapore Book Awards 2020
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2020
REPUBLIKA (In Indonesian): ‘Fall Baby’ Laksmi Pamuntjak Raih Penghargaan di Singapura
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2020
BISNIS ID (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Bocorkan Kiat Sukses Buku Lolos Penerbit Asing
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2020
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Sekuel Novel "Amba" akhirnya rilis di Indonesia
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2020
CEK & RICEK (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan Novel Terbaru "Fall Baby"
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2020
PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVES: Peter Schoppert on Singapore Book Awards 2020
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2020
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SEA: Press Release: Laksmi Pamuntjak wins Best Literary Work for "Fall Baby" at the Singapore Book Award 2020
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2020
KABAR INDO (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak raih penghargaan Singapore Book Award 2020
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2020
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s “Fall Baby” named best literary work at Singapore Book Awards 2020
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2020
MEDIA INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak Berjaya di Singapore Book Awards 2020
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2020
FEMINA (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Meraih Penghargaan Singapore Book Awards 2020
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2020
TEMPO (In Indonesian): Pokok dan Tokoh: Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2020
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak reflects on ‘Fall Baby’, her time in self-quarantine
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2020
KOMPAS (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Kembali Raih Penghargaan
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2019
DIE BERLINER MORGENPOST (In German): Indonesisch für Anfäenger:
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2019
THE JAKARTA POST: "Aruna dan Lidahnya" to premiere in Europe
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2019
DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Suara Perempuan dan Kaum Marjinal di Berinale 2019
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2019
BRITISH COUNCIL LITERATURE MAGAZINE: Focus: Q & A: Laksmi Pamuntjak speaks to Louise Doughty
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2019
DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): “Aruna dan Lidahnya” di Berlinale 2019
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2019
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s first English novel Srikandi acquired by Penguin Random House
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2019
INDONESIEN MAGAZIN (In German): Eine Kulinarische Reise Nach Indonesien
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2019
ANTARA NEWS: Laksmi Pamuntjak releases third novel
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2019
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Sekuel Novel "Amba" Laksmi Pamuntjak segera diluncurkan di Jakarta
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2019
JURNAS.COM (In Indonesian): Novel "Fall Baby" Karya Laksmi Pamuntjak akan diluncurkan di Jakarta
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2019
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Alasan Laksmi Pamuntjak beri judul novel terbaru "Fall Baby"
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2019
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Sekuel Novel "Amba" akhirnya rilis di Indonesia
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2019
CEK & RICEK (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan Novel Terbaru Fall Baby
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2019
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Rilis "Fall Baby" Laksmi Pamuntjak lanjutkan kisah Amba dan Bhisma
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2019
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Four Indoenesian women writers talk about finding their voice and pushing boundaries
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2019
THE JAKARTA POST: Author delivers strong message about art, bigotry
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2018
KOMPAS (In Indonesian): Cinta Pangan Lokal: Laksmi Pamuntjak Cerita Makanan
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2018
KOMPAS.COM (In Indonesian): Dian Sastrowardoyo Bintangi Film Adaptasi Novel Aruna dan Lidahnya
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Dian Sastrowardoyo to star in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s book-to-movie adaptation
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Cast Members of "Aruna dan Lidahnya" unveiled, following Dian Sastrowardoyo announcement
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Nicholas Saputra, Dian Sastrowardoyo pair up again in “Aruna dan Lidahnya”
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2018
FIMELA (In Indonesian): Bukan Rangga-Cinta: Dian Sastro & Nico Saputra Ketemu Lagi di Sini
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Passion for All Things Culinary
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Dian Sastrowardojo and Nicholas Saputra Wrap Up Filming Aruna dan Lidahnya
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Friendship and Food in Aruna and Her Palate
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2018
THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Aruna the Birdwoman and Her Sophisticated Palate
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: ‘Aruna dan Lidahnya” and Cinema 21 Team Up to Launch Fried Rice
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak Praises the Cast of "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2018
THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Aruna dan Lidahnya Indonesian Mukbang Big Screen
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2018
KATRIN FIGGE’s BLOG: Embracing Duality
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Food and Conversation in ‘Aruna and Her Palate”
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2018
DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Frankfurt Book Fair Gelar Kampanye Deklarasi HAM PBB
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2018
THE JAKARTA GLOBE: "Aruna dan Lidahnya" Just Food Tasting
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: "Aruna dan Lidahnya" Tells Us to Savor Little Things
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak Shines Through with "Fall Baby"
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: "Aruna dan Lidahnya”: Good movies Don’t Have to be Hard Pills to Swallow
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2018
DIE WELT (In German): Kein Zweifel, das es Eine Strafe Gottes War by Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2018
THE JAKARTA POST: "Wiro Sableng", "Aruna dan Lidahnya" to screen at the Macau Festival
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2018
TAZ (in German): Denn sie wurde selbst adoptieren
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2017
QANTARA.DE (In English): PROFILE: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Novel The Question of Red: The Silence is Broken
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2017
DEUTSCHLAND.DE (In English): PROFILE: A Successful “Attempt”
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2017
NOW MAGAZINE: PROFILE: Laksmi Pamuntjak: Writing Across Cities and Oceans
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2017
KITAAB.COM: 10 Lounge Chair Interview Questions for Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2017
DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Dua penulis Indonesia hadir di Georgetown Literary Festival
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2017
VOORUIT NEWS: Laksmi Pamuntjak speaks with Ayu Utami and David van Reybrouck at Vooruit Festival in Brussels, Belgium
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2016
KORAN TEMPO (In Indonesian): Prestasi di Tengah Represi
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2016
THE GUARDIAN: 17,000 Islands of Imagination: Discovering Indonesian Literature
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2016
UMMID.COM (In English): Indonesian author Laksmi Pamuntjak Wins German literary award
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2016
FEMINA (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak Memenangkan Penghargaan Jerman Liberaturpreis 2016
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2016
THE JAKARTA POST: The Unfinished Story of "Amba"
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2016
LITPROM.DE (In German): The New Work of LiBeraturpreis 2016 Winner Laksmi Pamuntjak:
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2016
FINANCIAL TIMES: Indonesia’s Brutal History Brought to Global Attention
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2016
LITPROM.DE (In German): The LiBeraturpreis 2016 is awarded to Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Alle Farben Rot
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2016
THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Laksmi Pamuntjak wins the LiBeraturpreis 2016 at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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2015
JPLUS (the feature magazine of The Jakarta Post): A Matter of Taste
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2015
REVIEW (in Indonesian): Melahap Buku: tentang "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2015
REVIEW (in Indonesian): Review: "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2015
REVIEW (in Indonesian): Sensasi Rasa: tentang "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2015
AREA MAGAZINE (in Indonesian): Makanan, Tulisan dan Realita Sosial
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2015
CNN INDONESIA (in Indonesian): 70 Sastrawan Indonesia Berpartisipasi di Frankfurt Book Fair
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2015
MARIE CLAIRE (in Indonesian): International Women’s Day 2015
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2015
DETIK.COM (in Indonesian): Cerita tentang Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2015
DER BUND (in German): Anschreiben Gegen Das Schweigen
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2015
DEUTSCHE WELLE (in English): Frankfurt Book Fair: The Outcome Will Surprise Many
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2015
KOMPAS (In Indonesian): Memahami Lidah Laksmi
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2015
FOCUS.DE (in German): Literatur Buchmessen Gast Indonesian Wird Vergangenheit Konfrontiert
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2015
TOGGENBURGER TAGEBLATT (in German): Der Rheintaler (in German): Indonesiens Vergagenheit auf der Buchmesse
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2015
FRANKFURTER NEUE PRESSE (in German): Land Tausenden Inseln
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2015
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (in German): Das Schweigen ist zu Ende
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2015
SUBWAY MAGAZINE (in German): Alle Farben Rot
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2015
DEUTSCHLAND RADIOKULTUR (in German): Die Indonesier sind ein bisschen zu spät dran
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2015
JPLUS (the feature magazine of The Jakarta Post): Friends Indeed
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2015
BERITA SATU (in Indonesian): Masala Bumbu Rangkum Hubungan dan Persamaan India dan Indonesia
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2015
DER SPIEGEL (in English): In the Kingdom of Gentle Islam
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2015
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG (in German): Bestenliste Weltempfaenger
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2015
QANTARA.DE: Seven must know authors from Indonesia
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2015
LEINE DEISER ZEITUNG (in German): Ein zwischen Gut und Böse
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2015
FRANKISCHE TAGEBLATT (in German): Die zwei Gesichste Indonesiens
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2015
OBERMAIN TAGERBLATT (in German): Die zwei Gesichste Indonesiens
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2015
DER RHEINTALER (in German): Indonesiens Vergagenheit auf der Buchmesse
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2015
FEHRMANSCHES TAGEBLATT (in German): Ein Land zwischen Gut und Böse
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2015
ROTENBURGER KREISZEITUNG (in German): Ein Land zwischen Gut und Böse
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2015
BADISCHES TAGEBLATT (in German): Dunkleheit Vergagenheit noch nicht verarbeitet
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2015
NDR (in German): Eine Chronistin Indonesischer Geschichte
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2015
MADAME (in German): Was Liest Man Denn in Indonesien?
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2015
TAGBLATT (in German): Vergangenheit auf der Buchmesse
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2015
VOGUE (in German): Das Zarteste überlebt
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2015
BOERSENBLATT: Ein dunkles Kapitel in der Geschichte Indonesiens:
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2015
KÖLNER STADT ANZEIGEN: Liebe auf Den Ersten Blick
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2015
NRC HANDELSBLATT (In Dutch): Indonesië vindt zijn geheugen terug
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2015
Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) Am Sonntag (In German): Wir dürfen nicht vergessen
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2015
KNACK (In Dutch): Recommended Books 2015
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2015
CLEEFT (In German)
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2015
DIE FURCHE (In German): Das Indonesische Trauma
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2015
DIE ZEIT (In German): Farbenspiele des Lebens
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2015
GOETTINGEN LITERATURHERBST (In German): Gewalt und Schrecken, Liebe und Leid
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2015
GOETTINGER TAGEBLATT: Goettinger Literaturherbst 2015: Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2015
De VOLKSKRANT (In Dutch): "Amba of De Kleur Van Rood"
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2015
DIE WELT (In German): Was bringt Indonesien eigentlich literarisch mit?
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2015
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitug (FAS) (In German): Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): (In German): Rot heist Gefahr, Liebe, Blut
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2015
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): (In German): Die Wut und die Zukunft by Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2015
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): (In German): SchSritte in die schwarze hoelle
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2015
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (In German): "Der Name der Amba"
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2015
REZONANZBODEN (In German): Funf Stockwerke, funf Fragen mit Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2015
DE BILD (In German): The Top Ten Books at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015
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2015
TROUW (In Dutch)
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2015
NUERNBERGER NACHRICHTEN (In German): Ein Liebespaar und der Putsch von General
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2015
BERLINER ZEITUNG (In German): Kein Einfasches Geschäft
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2015
PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVE: Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 Cover Story: Laksmi Pamuntjak featured with Goenawan Mohamad and Sapardi Djoko Damono
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2015
THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak Touring Europe
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2015
DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Ketika Praktik Sensor Kembali ke Indonesia Lewat Ubud Writers Festival
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2015
DE VOLKSKRANT (In Dutch): Angstcultuur is Terug in Indonesie
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2015
BERITA SATU (In Indonesian): Penjualan novel "Amba" tembus 10,000 di Jerman apa rahasianya
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2015
THE JAKARTA POST: Historical Indonesian Novel Praised in Germany
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2015
SEPUTAR INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Novel Karya Laksmi Pamuntjak Laris di Jerman
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2015
MEDIA INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Novel "Amba" banyak diburu di Jerman
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2015
LATITUDES.NU (In English): Q&A with author Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2014
THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Novel Mixes Ancient Hindu Myth and Modern Indonesian History
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2014
TEMPO (in Indonesian): Buku yang Menembus Batas
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2014
THE JAKARTA POST: Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: How serious is Indonesia in Promoting Its Culture, Literature
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2014
PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVES: Indonesia Preps 150 Translations for Frankfurt Book Fair 2015
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2014
GLOBE SEA: Indonesian Literature: Need to Read
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2014
BISNIS WISATA (in Indonesian): "Aruna dan Lidahnya": Novel Terbaru Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2014
TEMPO (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan Novel Kuliner
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2014
DETIK.COM (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Segera Rilis Novel Baru "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
JOGJA REVIEW (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak akan Luncurkan Novel Bertema Kuliner
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2014
KORAN TEMPO (in Indonesian): Laksmi Terkenang Rasa Mie Aheng Jakarta Pusat
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2014
INVESTOR (in Indonesian): Laksmi P. Luncurkan Novel Kuliner "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
SINDO NEWS (in Indonesian): Rilis Novel Kuliner "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
DETIK.COM (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
VIMELA (in Indonesian): Gramedia Pustaka Utama Luncurkan Novel Bertema Kuliner "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
LIPUTAN 6 (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Rilis Novel Terbaru "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
METRONEWS TV (in Indonesian)
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2014
METRONEWS TV (in Indonesian)
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2014
KOMPAS (in Indonesian): Kuliner dan Petualangan Makna Laksmi
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2014
JAWA POS (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak: Sastra Kuliner
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2014
CNN INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak “Terlambat” Empat Bulan
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2014
INDOPOS (in Indonesian): Kreasi Dapur dalam Novel
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2014
GATRA (in Indonesian): Korupsi Flu Unggas dalam "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
CNN INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Nama Curian di Novel Anyar Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2014
WALL STREET JOURNAL: A Tale of Traveling Tastebuds in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Latest Novel
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2014
EPICURE: Epicure’s Choice: The Things We Crave This Month: "Aruna dan Lidahnya"
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2014
THE DAILY STAR: Mending the Past
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2014
REPUBLIKA (In Indonesian): Bukan Buku Kuliner Biasa
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2014
FEMINA (in Indonesian): Jembatan Rasa Laksmi Pamuntjak
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2014
GEO TIMES (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak: Novel Bukan untuk Mengoreksi Sejarah
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2014
DHAKA TRIBUNE: The Double Otherness of a Bilingual Writer
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2014
KORAN TEMPO (In Indonesian): Sepiring Novel Laksmi
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2014
MEDIA INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Jendela Buku: Sesapan Rasa Politik, Sejarah dan Kisah Lidah
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2013
ANTARA NEWS (in Indonesian): "Amba" mengajak Bijak pada Masa Silam
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2013
DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Pulau Buru dan Normalisasi Kejahatan 1965
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2013
DESTINASIAN (in Indonesian): Selera Pujangga
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2013
MARINJO (in Dutch): Buru en Molukkers uit Nederland figuren in roman Amba
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2013
BALI ADVERTISER: Laksmi Pamuntjak: Her Love of Language and Mythology
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2013
WELLNESS WAY: Laksmi Pamuntjak at Ubud Writers Festival 2013
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2013
TIME: Movie, Books Push Indonesia to Confront Its Bloody Past
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2013
THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Literary Award Shortlists Fiction, Poetry
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2013
MOESSON (in Dutch): Lunchen met Laksmi
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2012
THE GUARDIAN: Poetry Parnassus: The Full List of Poets
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2012
BERITA SATU (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Wakili Indonesia di Olimpiade Poetry Parnassus
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2012
THE GUARDIAN: UK Largest Poetry Festival Olympics
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2012
MEDIA INDONESIA (in Indonesian): OPMI "Amba" makin seru dengan Kehadiran Laksmi
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2012
THE JAKARTA POST: Beauty of the Abyss
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2012
KORAN TEMPO (in Indonesian): Novel "Amba" Dibedah di Bandung
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2012
MEDIA INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Menolak Lupa lewat "Amba"
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2012
TEMPO (in Indonesian): Ambiguitas "Amba"
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2012
DUNIA BUKU (in Indonesian): "Amba"
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2012
KOMPAS (in Indonesian): Enigma Batin Manusia dan Kekonyolan Ideologi: Resensi "Amba" oleh Prof. Bambang Sugiharto
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2012
FEMINA (in Indonesian): "Amba"
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2012
TEMPO (Catatan Pinggir oleh Goenawan Mohamad) (in Indonesian)
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2012
TEMPO (Sidelines by Goenawan Mohamad): "Amba"
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2012
CATATAN PINGGIR, TEMPO (Goenawan Mohamad) (in Indonesian): 1965
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2011
THE GUARDIAN: World Literature Indonesia Recommendations
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2010
NOW JAKARTA: Food Nation
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2010
NEW STATESMAN: Suharto “The Hero”?
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