An Author, a Burglar, and Her Cat
The woman's face is resolutely fresh, sans make up. Her hair is shoulder length, graying, unadorned by the newest cut. She sports a white T-shirt matched by blue. No whiff of expensive perfume, no famous brands...
May 11, 2004
HENRIETTE Marianne Katoppo, 60, is a modest woman, but once she sent shock waves through the Indonesian literary scene. Her second novel, Raumanen (1975), published by Gaya Favorit Press, became a hotly debated topic among writers and triggered a controversy within the Indonesian Protestant church. It even copped three major awards in different years: a consolation prize at the 1975 Jakarta Arts Council Novel Competition, the 1977 Yayasan Bu
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