Indonesian Literature Club – Eka Kurniawan (Online)
Featuring
- Iven Manning
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May 14, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Online
Due to COVID-19, this event will take place online via Zoom.
Please RSVP using the form below, and we will email you a link to the Zoom meeting. Zoom can be downloaded for free here. If you have any questions about this, please get in touch via: info@centreforstories.com
Indonesia’s depth and breadth of diversity is reflected in its rich body of literature. Join us to discuss selected works by Indonesian writers and think about our relationship with Australia’s close northern neighbour.
This session will focus on stories from Eka Kurniawan’s short story collection, Kitchen Curse. You can purchase the eBook here. Specific stories for discussion are: Pigpen, The oTter Amulet, Dimples, The Stone’s Story, My Lipstick is Red Darling, Peter Pan, Making an Elephant Happy, Night Watchman, Kitchen Curse.
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Iven Manning
Collapse BioIven Manning studied Indonesian and Linguistics at the University of Western Australia. His interests include East Indonesian literature, music and ikat textiles. At present Iven is translating a collection of short stories by Dicky Senda, a writer from West Timor, running a monthly Indonesian Literature Club at the Centre for Stories, and teaching English as a second language.
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