The Sun of Pontianak
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
For most Indonesians, the book Sepok would be difficult reading. The story, which chronicles a journey to Bulgaria, is written in a mixture of Indonesian and a West Kalimantan dialect. That said, Amrin Zuraidi Rawansyah, a 36-year-old resident of Pontianak, capital of West Kalimantan, thoroughly enjoyed it. "The narrative is honest and the story is funny. And the language is similar to my own. It's my favorite book," he said.
The book was published b
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