Eka Kurniawan Knihy

Na začiatku románu Krása bolí hlavná postava vstane z hrobu. Bývalá kurtizána Dewi Aju to neurobila iba tak. Má poslanie, ktoré musí splniť, aby ochránila svoju rodinu: štyri dcéry, tri nádherné, jednu ohavnú, ktorá dostala meno Kráska. Krásna indonézsko-holandská prostitútka Dewi Aju a jej štyri dcéry majú zložitý osud. Incest, vraždy, znásilnenia, šialenstvo, to všetko musia pretrpieť, ale najhorší sú duchovia, ktorí im zo života robia peklo. Životný príbeh Dewi Aju tvorí kostru románu, ktorý Eka Kurniawan, hviezdny autor indonézskej prózy, utkal z bizarných historiek, rodinných tragédií, legiend, romantiky, exotiky a humoru. Táto radostne groteskná hyperbola v skutočnosti jedinečným spôsobom odráža dejiny jeho národa. V knihe rovnako ironicky zobrazuje nenásytných kolonialistov aj odvážnych, no skorumpovaných bojovníkov za nezávislosť, naivných aj nebezpečných komunistov, krutých aj sentimentálnych miestnych gangstrov. Eka Kurniawan sa inšpiroval Melvillom, Gogoľom aj Márquezom, a predsa je neúprosne svojský. Predstavuje hlas indonézskej literatúry, ktorý sa oplatí spoznať.

An unforgettable tale of literary magical realism from a critically acclaimed Indonesian writer who has been compared to Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Mark Twain Longlisted for the International Man Booker, this “supernatural tale of murder and desire fascinatingly subverts the crime fiction genre” as it tells the story of a half-man, half-magical female white tiger (Huffington Post). A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in all particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger. The inequities and betrayals of family life coalesce around and torment this magical being. An explosive act of violence follows, and its mysterious cause is unraveled as events progress toward a heartbreaking revelation. Lyrical and bawdy, experimental and political, this extraordinary novel announces the arrival of a powerful new voice on the global literary stage.

'A tragicomic Indonesian thriller... By turns a soft porn flick, a manic road thriller and a martial arts movie... A blast of a book' Financial TimesAko Kawir is one of the toughest fighters in the Javanese underworld, his fearlessness matched only by his unquenchable thirst for brawling. But the young thug is driven by a painful secret - he is impotent. When he finally meets his match in the shape of the fearsomely beautiful bodyguard Iteung, Ajo is left bruised, battered and overjoyed - he has fallen in love. But will he ever be able to make Iteung happy?Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a gloriously pulpy tale of bloody fists, broken hearts and dueling Jakarta truckers, from the Man Booker International-longlisted author of Beauty is a Wound.

The acclaimed, Man Booker International nominated novelist's first book of short stories