| And the War Is Over: Novel Contributor(s): Marahimin, Ismail (Author), McGlynn, John H. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 9798083768 ISBN-13: 9789798083761 Publisher: Lontar Foundation OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011317894 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set in a small Sumatran village during the final days of World War II, And the War is Over is a heart-pounding story where the lives of villagers, Japanese soldiers, Dutch prisoners, and Javanese workers intertwine dramatically, though briefly, in a prisoner camp. When a number of Dutch prisoners conceive an escape plan, tensions arise to a point where human relationships take center stage in this widely acclaimed novel. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marahimin, Ismail: - With a master's degree from the University of Hawai'i in Mānoa, Ismail spent most of his career as a lecturer in the English Language and Literature Department at the University of Indonesia. He was a frequent contributor to Kompas daily newspaper and Tempo magazine. He also worked as an editor for Indonesia, Your Destination, and Eksekutif magazines.McGlynn, John H.: - John H. McGlynn has translated several dozen publications under his own name, and through the Lontar Foundation, which he co-founded in 1987, has ushered into print close to two hundred books on Indonesian language, literature, and culture. He is the Indonesian country editor for MĀNOA, a literary journal published by the University of Hawai'i Press; the senior editor for I-Lit, an on-line journal focusing on Indonesian literature in translation; a contributing editor to Words Without Borders and Warscapes, U.S. based literary journals; and an editor advisor for Jurnal Sastra, an Indonesian-language on-line journal. He is also a frequent speaker at seminars both in Indonesia and abroad. |