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About Us - cover

About Us

Reda Gaudiamo

Traducteur Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul, Philippa Barker

Maison d'édition: The Emma Press

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Synopsis

Now's not the time to think. Now's the time to feel.
A taxi ride, a train trip, a family photo: in About Us, seemingly unremarkable journeys and mundane objects ripple with the repercussions of past decisions. All is not what it seems at a family wedding, a regretful father risks estranging his daughter, and a young woman is tormented by the cries of a baby that her partner cannot hear.
Reda Gaudiamo's characters charm, chafe and confound in a series of intimate snapshots of domestic relationships. With twists shifting from the comically mischievous to the abruptly chilling, this collection is a bold slice of contemporary Indonesian literature.
Disponible depuis: 16/11/2023.
Longueur d'impression: 188 pages.

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