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2024

NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG: Ich Muss über Giacometti Schreiben (a full page profile)

2024

UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN JAYA: Laksmi Pamuntjak Spoke on Her Late Architect Father Mustafa Pamuntjak

2024

LITERATURHAUS ZURICH: 09.10.24 19:30 A conversation with Writer in Residence Laksmi Pamuntjak

2024

WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE: Laksmi Pamuntjak appointed Literaturhaus Zurich Writer-in-Residence

2024

THE ECONOMIST: What to Read about Indonesia

2023

ARABNEWS.Com: Indonesia, Malaysia boycott Frankfurt Book Fair after Palestinian voices ‘shut down’

2023

Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Statement on the Postponement of the LiBeraturpreis 2023 Award Ceremony for Palestinian Novelist Adania Shibli

2023

PRESS RELEASE: Laksmi Pamuntjak Mendukung Pengunduran Diri Delegasi Indonesia Dari Frankfurt Book Fair 2023

2022

VALID NEWS (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Suarakan Isu Perempuan dalam Podcast Kitab Kawin

2022

FEMINA (In Indonesian): 3 Podcast Terbaru Teman Beraktivitas

2022

CNN INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Saat Siniar Jadi Senjata Perempuan Buat Melawan Kekerasan Seksual

2021

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Kitab Kawin Terbit Hari Ini, Laksmi Pamuntjak Ungkap Ide Ceritanya

2021

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Cerita Laksmi Pamuntjak Tulis 11 Kumcer dalam Kitab Kawin

2021

THE GLOBALIST: Online Article (In English): My Late Father, the German-Indonesian

2021

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Buat Podcast Kitab Kawin untuk Bahas Soal-Soal Perempuan, Perkawinan dan Kekerasan Seksual

2020

BISNIS ID (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak raih kemenangan di Singapore Book Award 2020

2020

ANTARA NEWS (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak raih penghargaan di Singapore Book Awards 2020

2020

REPUBLIKA (In Indonesian): ‘Fall Baby’ Laksmi Pamuntjak Raih Penghargaan di Singapura

2020

BISNIS ID (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Bocorkan Kiat Sukses Buku Lolos Penerbit Asing

2020

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Sekuel Novel "Amba" akhirnya rilis di Indonesia

2020

CEK & RICEK (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan Novel Terbaru "Fall Baby"

2020

PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVES: Peter Schoppert on Singapore Book Awards 2020

2020

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SEA: Press Release: Laksmi Pamuntjak wins Best Literary Work for "Fall Baby" at the Singapore Book Award 2020

2020

KABAR INDO (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak raih penghargaan Singapore Book Award 2020

2020

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s “Fall Baby” named best literary work at Singapore Book Awards 2020

2020

MEDIA INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak Berjaya di Singapore Book Awards 2020

2020

FEMINA (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Meraih Penghargaan Singapore Book Awards 2020

2020

TEMPO (In Indonesian): Pokok dan Tokoh: Laksmi Pamuntjak

2020

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak reflects on ‘Fall Baby’, her time in self-quarantine

2020

KOMPAS (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Kembali Raih Penghargaan

2019

DIE BERLINER MORGENPOST (In German): Indonesisch für Anfäenger:

2019

THE JAKARTA POST: "Aruna dan Lidahnya" to premiere in Europe

2019

DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Suara Perempuan dan Kaum Marjinal di Berinale 2019

2019

BRITISH COUNCIL LITERATURE MAGAZINE: Focus: Q & A: Laksmi Pamuntjak speaks to Louise Doughty

2019

DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): “Aruna dan Lidahnya” di Berlinale 2019

2019

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s first English novel Srikandi acquired by Penguin Random House

2019

INDONESIEN MAGAZIN (In German): Eine Kulinarische Reise Nach Indonesien

2019

ANTARA NEWS: Laksmi Pamuntjak releases third novel

2019

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Sekuel Novel "Amba" Laksmi Pamuntjak segera diluncurkan di Jakarta

2019

JURNAS.COM (In Indonesian): Novel "Fall Baby" Karya Laksmi Pamuntjak akan diluncurkan di Jakarta

2019

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Alasan Laksmi Pamuntjak beri judul novel terbaru "Fall Baby"

2019

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Sekuel Novel "Amba" akhirnya rilis di Indonesia

2019

CEK & RICEK (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan Novel Terbaru Fall Baby

2019

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Rilis "Fall Baby" Laksmi Pamuntjak lanjutkan kisah Amba dan Bhisma

2019

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Four Indoenesian women writers talk about finding their voice and pushing boundaries

2019

THE JAKARTA POST: Author delivers strong message about art, bigotry

2018

KOMPAS (In Indonesian): Cinta Pangan Lokal: Laksmi Pamuntjak Cerita Makanan

2018

KOMPAS.COM (In Indonesian): Dian Sastrowardoyo Bintangi Film Adaptasi Novel Aruna dan Lidahnya

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Dian Sastrowardoyo to star in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s book-to-movie adaptation

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Cast Members of "Aruna dan Lidahnya" unveiled, following Dian Sastrowardoyo announcement

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Nicholas Saputra, Dian Sastrowardoyo pair up again in “Aruna dan Lidahnya”

2018

FIMELA (In Indonesian): Bukan Rangga-Cinta: Dian Sastro & Nico Saputra Ketemu Lagi di Sini

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Passion for All Things Culinary

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Dian Sastrowardojo and Nicholas Saputra Wrap Up Filming Aruna dan Lidahnya

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Friendship and Food in Aruna and Her Palate

2018

THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Aruna the Birdwoman and Her Sophisticated Palate

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: ‘Aruna dan Lidahnya” and Cinema 21 Team Up to Launch Fried Rice

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak Praises the Cast of "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2018

THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Aruna dan Lidahnya Indonesian Mukbang Big Screen

2018

KATRIN FIGGE’s BLOG: Embracing Duality

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Food and Conversation in ‘Aruna and Her Palate”

2018

DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Frankfurt Book Fair Gelar Kampanye Deklarasi HAM PBB

2018

THE JAKARTA GLOBE: "Aruna dan Lidahnya" Just Food Tasting

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: "Aruna dan Lidahnya" Tells Us to Savor Little Things

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak Shines Through with "Fall Baby"

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: "Aruna dan Lidahnya”: Good movies Don’t Have to be Hard Pills to Swallow

2018

DIE WELT (In German): Kein Zweifel, das es Eine Strafe Gottes War by Laksmi Pamuntjak

2018

THE JAKARTA POST: "Wiro Sableng", "Aruna dan Lidahnya" to screen at the Macau Festival

2018

TAZ (in German): Denn sie wurde selbst adoptieren

2017

QANTARA.DE (In English): PROFILE: Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Novel The Question of Red: The Silence is Broken

2017

DEUTSCHLAND.DE (In English): PROFILE: A Successful “Attempt”

2017

NOW MAGAZINE: PROFILE: Laksmi Pamuntjak: Writing Across Cities and Oceans

2017

KITAAB.COM: 10 Lounge Chair Interview Questions for Laksmi Pamuntjak

2017

DETIK.COM (In Indonesian): Dua penulis Indonesia hadir di Georgetown Literary Festival

2017

VOORUIT NEWS: Laksmi Pamuntjak speaks with Ayu Utami and David van Reybrouck at Vooruit Festival in Brussels, Belgium

2016

KORAN TEMPO (In Indonesian): Prestasi di Tengah Represi

2016

THE GUARDIAN: 17,000 Islands of Imagination: Discovering Indonesian Literature

2016

UMMID.COM (In English): Indonesian author Laksmi Pamuntjak Wins German literary award

2016

FEMINA (In Indonesian): Novel Laksmi Pamuntjak Memenangkan Penghargaan Jerman Liberaturpreis 2016

2016

THE JAKARTA POST: The Unfinished Story of "Amba"

2016

LITPROM.DE (In German): The New Work of LiBeraturpreis 2016 Winner Laksmi Pamuntjak:

2016

FINANCIAL TIMES: Indonesia’s Brutal History Brought to Global Attention

2016

LITPROM.DE (In German): The LiBeraturpreis 2016 is awarded to Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Alle Farben Rot

2016

THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Laksmi Pamuntjak wins the LiBeraturpreis 2016 at the Frankfurt Book Fair

2015

JPLUS (the feature magazine of The Jakarta Post): A Matter of Taste

2015

REVIEW (in Indonesian): Melahap Buku: tentang "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2015

REVIEW (in Indonesian): Review: "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2015

REVIEW (in Indonesian): Sensasi Rasa: tentang "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2015

AREA MAGAZINE (in Indonesian): Makanan, Tulisan dan Realita Sosial

2015

CNN INDONESIA (in Indonesian): 70 Sastrawan Indonesia Berpartisipasi di Frankfurt Book Fair

2015

MARIE CLAIRE (in Indonesian): International Women’s Day 2015

2015

DETIK.COM (in Indonesian): Cerita tentang Laksmi Pamuntjak

2015

DER BUND (in German): Anschreiben Gegen Das Schweigen

2015

DEUTSCHE WELLE (in English): Frankfurt Book Fair: The Outcome Will Surprise Many

2015

KOMPAS (In Indonesian): Memahami Lidah Laksmi

2015

FOCUS.DE (in German): Literatur Buchmessen Gast Indonesian Wird Vergangenheit Konfrontiert

2015

TOGGENBURGER TAGEBLATT (in German): Der Rheintaler (in German): Indonesiens Vergagenheit auf der Buchmesse

2015

FRANKFURTER NEUE PRESSE (in German): Land Tausenden Inseln

2015

SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (in German): Das Schweigen ist zu Ende

2015

SUBWAY MAGAZINE (in German): Alle Farben Rot

2015

DEUTSCHLAND RADIOKULTUR (in German): Die Indonesier sind ein bisschen zu spät dran

2015

JPLUS (the feature magazine of The Jakarta Post): Friends Indeed

2015

BERITA SATU (in Indonesian): Masala Bumbu Rangkum Hubungan dan Persamaan India dan Indonesia

2015

DER SPIEGEL (in English): In the Kingdom of Gentle Islam

2015

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG (in German): Bestenliste Weltempfaenger

2015

QANTARA.DE: Seven must know authors from Indonesia

2015

LEINE DEISER ZEITUNG (in German): Ein zwischen Gut und Böse

2015

FRANKISCHE TAGEBLATT (in German): Die zwei Gesichste Indonesiens

2015

OBERMAIN TAGERBLATT (in German): Die zwei Gesichste Indonesiens

2015

DER RHEINTALER (in German): Indonesiens Vergagenheit auf der Buchmesse

2015

FEHRMANSCHES TAGEBLATT (in German): Ein Land zwischen Gut und Böse

2015

ROTENBURGER KREISZEITUNG (in German): Ein Land zwischen Gut und Böse

2015

BADISCHES TAGEBLATT (in German): Dunkleheit Vergagenheit noch nicht verarbeitet

2015

NDR (in German): Eine Chronistin Indonesischer Geschichte

2015

MADAME (in German): Was Liest Man Denn in Indonesien?

2015

TAGBLATT (in German): Vergangenheit auf der Buchmesse

2015

VOGUE (in German): Das Zarteste überlebt

2015

BOERSENBLATT: Ein dunkles Kapitel in der Geschichte Indonesiens:

2015

KÖLNER STADT ANZEIGEN: Liebe auf Den Ersten Blick

2015

NRC HANDELSBLATT (In Dutch): Indonesië vindt zijn geheugen terug

2015

Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) Am Sonntag (In German): Wir dürfen nicht vergessen

2015

KNACK (In Dutch): Recommended Books 2015

2015

CLEEFT (In German)

2015

DIE FURCHE (In German): Das Indonesische Trauma

2015

DIE ZEIT (In German): Farbenspiele des Lebens

2015

GOETTINGEN LITERATURHERBST (In German): Gewalt und Schrecken, Liebe und Leid

2015

GOETTINGER TAGEBLATT: Goettinger Literaturherbst 2015: Laksmi Pamuntjak

2015

De VOLKSKRANT (In Dutch): "Amba of De Kleur Van Rood"

2015

DIE WELT (In German): Was bringt Indonesien eigentlich literarisch mit?

2015

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitug (FAS) (In German): Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): (In German): Rot heist Gefahr, Liebe, Blut

2015

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): (In German): Die Wut und die Zukunft by Laksmi Pamuntjak

2015

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): (In German): SchSritte in die schwarze hoelle

2015

SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (In German): "Der Name der Amba"

2015

REZONANZBODEN (In German): Funf Stockwerke, funf Fragen mit Laksmi Pamuntjak

2015

DE BILD (In German): The Top Ten Books at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015

2015

TROUW (In Dutch)

2015

NUERNBERGER NACHRICHTEN (In German): Ein Liebespaar und der Putsch von General

2015

BERLINER ZEITUNG (In German): Kein Einfasches Geschäft

2015

PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVE: Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 Cover Story: Laksmi Pamuntjak featured with Goenawan Mohamad and Sapardi Djoko Damono

2015

THE JAKARTA POST: Laksmi Pamuntjak Touring Europe

2015

DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Ketika Praktik Sensor Kembali ke Indonesia Lewat Ubud Writers Festival

2015

DE VOLKSKRANT (In Dutch): Angstcultuur is Terug in Indonesie

2015

BERITA SATU (In Indonesian): Penjualan novel "Amba" tembus 10,000 di Jerman apa rahasianya

2015

THE JAKARTA POST: Historical Indonesian Novel Praised in Germany

2015

SEPUTAR INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Novel Karya Laksmi Pamuntjak Laris di Jerman

2015

MEDIA INDONESIA (In Indonesian): Novel "Amba" banyak diburu di Jerman

2015

LATITUDES.NU (In English): Q&A with author Laksmi Pamuntjak

2014

THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Novel Mixes Ancient Hindu Myth and Modern Indonesian History

2014

TEMPO (in Indonesian): Buku yang Menembus Batas

2014

THE JAKARTA POST: Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: How serious is Indonesia in Promoting Its Culture, Literature

2014

PUBLISHING PERSPECTIVES: Indonesia Preps 150 Translations for Frankfurt Book Fair 2015

2014

GLOBE SEA: Indonesian Literature: Need to Read

2014

BISNIS WISATA (in Indonesian): "Aruna dan Lidahnya": Novel Terbaru Laksmi Pamuntjak

2014

TEMPO (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan Novel Kuliner

2014

DETIK.COM (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Segera Rilis Novel Baru "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

JOGJA REVIEW (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak akan Luncurkan Novel Bertema Kuliner

2014

KORAN TEMPO (in Indonesian): Laksmi Terkenang Rasa Mie Aheng Jakarta Pusat

2014

INVESTOR (in Indonesian): Laksmi P. Luncurkan Novel Kuliner "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

SINDO NEWS (in Indonesian): Rilis Novel Kuliner "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

DETIK.COM (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Luncurkan "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

VIMELA (in Indonesian): Gramedia Pustaka Utama Luncurkan Novel Bertema Kuliner "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

LIPUTAN 6 (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Rilis Novel Terbaru "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

METRONEWS TV (in Indonesian)

2014

METRONEWS TV (in Indonesian)

2014

KOMPAS (in Indonesian): Kuliner dan Petualangan Makna Laksmi

2014

JAWA POS (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak: Sastra Kuliner

2014

CNN INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak “Terlambat” Empat Bulan

2014

INDOPOS (in Indonesian): Kreasi Dapur dalam Novel

2014

GATRA (in Indonesian): Korupsi Flu Unggas dalam "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

CNN INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Nama Curian di Novel Anyar Laksmi Pamuntjak

2014

WALL STREET JOURNAL: A Tale of Traveling Tastebuds in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s Latest Novel

2014

EPICURE: Epicure’s Choice: The Things We Crave This Month: "Aruna dan Lidahnya"

2014

THE DAILY STAR: Mending the Past

2014

REPUBLIKA (In Indonesian): Bukan Buku Kuliner Biasa

2014

FEMINA (in Indonesian): Jembatan Rasa Laksmi Pamuntjak

2014

GEO TIMES (In Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak: Novel Bukan untuk Mengoreksi Sejarah

2014

DHAKA TRIBUNE: The Double Otherness of a Bilingual Writer

2014

KORAN TEMPO (In Indonesian): Sepiring Novel Laksmi

2014

MEDIA INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Jendela Buku: Sesapan Rasa Politik, Sejarah dan Kisah Lidah

2013

ANTARA NEWS (in Indonesian): "Amba" mengajak Bijak pada Masa Silam

2013

DEUTSCHE WELLE (In Indonesian): Pulau Buru dan Normalisasi Kejahatan 1965

2013

DESTINASIAN (in Indonesian): Selera Pujangga

2013

MARINJO (in Dutch): Buru en Molukkers uit Nederland figuren in roman Amba

2013

BALI ADVERTISER: Laksmi Pamuntjak: Her Love of Language and Mythology

2013

WELLNESS WAY: Laksmi Pamuntjak at Ubud Writers Festival 2013

2013

TIME: Movie, Books Push Indonesia to Confront Its Bloody Past

2013

THE JAKARTA GLOBE: Literary Award Shortlists Fiction, Poetry

2013

MOESSON (in Dutch): Lunchen met Laksmi

2012

THE GUARDIAN: Poetry Parnassus: The Full List of Poets

2012

BERITA SATU (in Indonesian): Laksmi Pamuntjak Wakili Indonesia di Olimpiade Poetry Parnassus

2012

THE GUARDIAN: UK Largest Poetry Festival Olympics

2012

MEDIA INDONESIA (in Indonesian): OPMI "Amba" makin seru dengan Kehadiran Laksmi

2012

THE JAKARTA POST: Beauty of the Abyss

2012

KORAN TEMPO (in Indonesian): Novel "Amba" Dibedah di Bandung

2012

MEDIA INDONESIA (in Indonesian): Menolak Lupa lewat "Amba"

2012

TEMPO (in Indonesian): Ambiguitas "Amba"

2012

DUNIA BUKU (in Indonesian): "Amba"

2012

KOMPAS (in Indonesian): Enigma Batin Manusia dan Kekonyolan Ideologi: Resensi "Amba" oleh Prof. Bambang Sugiharto

2012

FEMINA (in Indonesian): "Amba"

2012

TEMPO (Catatan Pinggir oleh Goenawan Mohamad) (in Indonesian)

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