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About Us

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A taxi ride, a train trip, a family photo: in About Us, seemingly unremarkable journeys and mundane objects ripple with the repercussions of past decisions. All is not what it seems at a family wedding, a regretful father risks estranging his daughter, and a young woman is tormented by the cries of a baby that her partner cannot hear.

 

Reda Gaudiamo’s characters charm, chafe and confound in a series of intimate snapshots of domestic relationships. With twists shifting from the comically mischievous to the abruptly chilling, this collection is a bold slice of contemporary Indonesian literature.

 

Translated by Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul and Philippa Barker.

 

Pre-orders now open!

Page count: 224

Publication date: 16 November 2023

Paperback ISBN: 9781912915132

Cover designed by Amy Louise Evans

 

From November, this book will be packaged by staff in the Emma Press office in Birmingham, and taken to the post office on Tuesday or Friday. 
Stock allowing, your package will include our latest risoprint zine, ‘The Emma Press Post’, which features poems and illustrations from the titles in our catalogue, plus original drawings.

Reda Gaudiamo

Reda Gaudiamo is a writer from Jakarta, Indonesia, known for her 'Na Willa' stories. She is also known across Southeast Asia and Europe as a singer and musician through the AriReda duo.

Description

Now’s not the time to think. Now’s the time to feel.

A taxi ride, a train trip, a family photo: in About Us, seemingly unremarkable journeys and mundane objects ripple with the repercussions of past decisions. All is not what it seems at a family wedding, a regretful father risks estranging his daughter, and a young woman is tormented by the cries of a baby that her partner cannot hear.

Reda Gaudiamo’s characters charm, chafe and confound in a series of intimate snapshots of domestic relationships. With twists shifting from the comically mischievous to the abruptly chilling, this collection is a bold slice of contemporary Indonesian literature.

Author

  • Reda Gaudiamo

    Reda Gaudiamo is a writer from Jakarta, Indonesia, known for her 'Na Willa' stories. She is also known across Southeast Asia and Europe as a singer and musician through the AriReda duo.

Additional information

Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
Format

Paperback, eBook

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