Ratih Dwi Astuti
@erdeaka.bsky.social
book blogger || ENG-ID translator || contemporary and translated fiction enthusiast
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It's quite surprising to know that Jin Yong's novels were banned in Vietnam in the 1970s.
#wuxia #chineseliterature #booksky
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#wuxia #chineseliterature #booksky
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The censorship and return of Jin Yong’s novels in Vietnam
Before 1975, under the Republic of Vietnam, there were countless privately owned newspapers and magazines. These outlets attracted their readers not only by covering the latest information about wa…
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January 12, 2026 at 3:34 AM
It's quite surprising to know that Jin Yong's novels were banned in Vietnam in the 1970s.
#wuxia #chineseliterature #booksky
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#wuxia #chineseliterature #booksky
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Orhan Pamuk's 2008 novel, The Museum of Innocence, is having a Netflix adaptation. Coming out on February 13th.
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Museum of Innocence | Date Announcement | Netflix
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January 7, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Orhan Pamuk's 2008 novel, The Museum of Innocence, is having a Netflix adaptation. Coming out on February 13th.
youtube.com/watch?v=uIBy...
youtube.com/watch?v=uIBy...
Conclusion of my reading in 2025. I actually have six favorite books this year but myyearinbooks website could only generate five so let's just act as if the one left is the honorable mention 😌.
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#booksky
December 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Conclusion of my reading in 2025. I actually have six favorite books this year but myyearinbooks website could only generate five so let's just act as if the one left is the honorable mention 😌.
#booksky
#booksky
December 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Girls gotta have a room of their own for everything and anything.
December 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Girls gotta have a room of their own for everything and anything.
Bold ideas, progressive narrative, but, unfortunately, with a writing style I wouldn't deem good or mature.
3.75/5
3.75/5
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Bold ideas, progressive narrative, but, unfortunately, with a writing style I wouldn't deem good or mature.
3.75/5
3.75/5
Jane Austen's 250th anniversary seems to be the right moment to reread #PrideAndPrejudice.
#booksky #classics
#booksky #classics
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Jane Austen's 250th anniversary seems to be the right moment to reread #PrideAndPrejudice.
#booksky #classics
#booksky #classics
Colm Toibin's muse on what is plot and what had driven him to finally write Brooklyn's sequel.
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Colm Tóibín on Writing His Long-Awaited Sequel To Brooklyn | Waterstones.com Blog | Waterstones
The acclaimed author talks about plot in fiction and inspiration behind his new book Long Island.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Colm Toibin's muse on what is plot and what had driven him to finally write Brooklyn's sequel.
www.waterstones.com/blog/colm-to...
www.waterstones.com/blog/colm-to...
I know my review cannot do the book justice, but here's my thoughts on Intan Paramaditha's second novel, Malam Seribu Jahanam.
#booksky #bookreview #IndonesianLiterature
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#booksky #bookreview #IndonesianLiterature
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Malam Seribu Jahanam
All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. But that is only the tip of the iceberg. Malam Seribu Jahanam, Intan Paramaditha’s second novel after the cri…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I know my review cannot do the book justice, but here's my thoughts on Intan Paramaditha's second novel, Malam Seribu Jahanam.
#booksky #bookreview #IndonesianLiterature
booklypurple.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/m...
#booksky #bookreview #IndonesianLiterature
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A review of "Jasmine Tea" by Eileen Chang.
#translatedfiction #ChineseLiterature
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#translatedfiction #ChineseLiterature
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“Shanghai thirty years ago on a moonlit night …” #eileenchang
For once, I know exactly what prompted me to buy the book I’m sharing today – and that was a review by JacquiWine of Eileen Chang’s “Jasmine Tea and other stories”. Ch…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
A review of "Jasmine Tea" by Eileen Chang.
#translatedfiction #ChineseLiterature
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#translatedfiction #ChineseLiterature
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An interesting take by Intan Paramaditha on the books that (should) influence us. Although, I have to say that making choices is, most of time, a matter of privilege.
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Summoning Literary Witches: Intan Paramaditha Rethinks Her Personal Canon
This essay is based on a Master’s lecture delivered at the Conrad Award Gala, Conrad Festival, October 29, 2023. Gloria Anzaldúa, a queer Mexican American author with indigenous heritage, tells us …
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December 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
An interesting take by Intan Paramaditha on the books that (should) influence us. Although, I have to say that making choices is, most of time, a matter of privilege.
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New blog post today 📄🖊️. My unbelievably long review of #HomeRemedies by Xuan Juliana Wang. A collection of enigmatic short stories about being uprooted, young and fool, failed romance, and broken families in early 2000s China.
#bookreview #booksky
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Home Remedies
Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang, first published in 2019, is a collection of twelve short stories divided into three parts: family, love, and time and space. As a Chinese migrant herself, Wang s…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
New blog post today 📄🖊️. My unbelievably long review of #HomeRemedies by Xuan Juliana Wang. A collection of enigmatic short stories about being uprooted, young and fool, failed romance, and broken families in early 2000s China.
#bookreview #booksky
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#bookreview #booksky
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My November reading wrap-up 📚✌🏻.
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
My November reading wrap-up 📚✌🏻.
I usually don't like crime fiction whose writing is too flowery to the point that it seems only for effect but damn Tana French is so good.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I usually don't like crime fiction whose writing is too flowery to the point that it seems only for effect but damn Tana French is so good.
If a book is a hell, this is it.
4.75/5 ⭐
4.75/5 ⭐
Malam Seribu Jahanam by Intan Paramaditha is, just like its English title will be, one hell of a book. Social/class issue, gender issue, religious issue all in one, fragmented story that will blow you up. Coming soon in English translation from Europa Edition.
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
If a book is a hell, this is it.
4.75/5 ⭐
4.75/5 ⭐
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The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction is ‘The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)’ by Rabih Alameddine. #NBAwards
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction is ‘The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)’ by Rabih Alameddine. #NBAwards
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The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction is ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad. #NBAwards
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction is ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad. #NBAwards
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The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature is ‘We Are Green and Trembling’ by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated from the Spanish Robin Myers. #NBAwards
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature is ‘We Are Green and Trembling’ by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated from the Spanish Robin Myers. #NBAwards
Malam Seribu Jahanam by Intan Paramaditha is, just like its English title will be, one hell of a book. Social/class issue, gender issue, religious issue all in one, fragmented story that will blow you up. Coming soon in English translation from Europa Edition.
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Malam Seribu Jahanam by Intan Paramaditha is, just like its English title will be, one hell of a book. Social/class issue, gender issue, religious issue all in one, fragmented story that will blow you up. Coming soon in English translation from Europa Edition.
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025! "Each of these books arrives in English in expert and accessible translations that honour the art and voice of their original authors."
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tinyurl.com/f9sccz4v
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.