Synopsis
Aruna is in her mid-30s and happily and proudly single. She is an epidemiologist but her real passion is eating. She thinks and obsesses about food 24/7. When she is dispatched to ...
Undeniably an apposite piece of literature for those who yearn to venerate gustatory mood. This book was written with a sensitive profundity of sentient affairs and sharpened by provocative taste acuity. My common sense and saliva were dancing gracefully while I was enjoying every chapter. Totally adore it!
- Lisa Virgiano - Indonesian culinary expert, culinary activist, co-founder of Azanaya and Jakarta Culinary Underground
The Curious Case of Medan :
LATEST NEWS
NEW PUBLICATION
LAKSMI'S 2nd NOVEL!
Aruna dan Lidahnya: Sebuah Novel
(Aruna dan Her Palate: A Novel)
Publisher: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
No of Pages: 426 Publication
Publication Date: 13 November 2014
In bookstores nationwide: 24 November 2014
SYNOPSIS
Aruna is in her mid-30s and happily and proudly single. She is an epidemiologist but her real passion is eating. She thinks and obsesses about food 24/7. When she is dispatched to investigate curious cases of Avian Flu in eight cities in the Indonesian archipelago, she brings along her two best friends, the quirky, internationally-trained chef Bono and the impossibly chic food and travel writer Nadezhda to eat along with her. Insights on food, local history, religion and Indonesian politics merge as they find out more than what they bargained for in cities as diverse as Surabaya (East Java), Bangkalan and Pamekasan (Madura), Palembang (South Sumatra), Medan (North Sumatra), Banda Aceh (Aceh), Pontianak, Singkawang (West Kalimantan) and Mataram (Island of Lombok)
NEW EDITIONS
AMBA: A Novel (New Edition, 2014)
The 4th revised edition of AMBA is now in bookstores nationwide.
You can purchase it at all Gramedia outlets nationwide, Aksara Bookstore and other English-language bookstores in Jakarta. Also at Silverfish Bookstore in Kuala Lumpur. Please click here for AMBA and here for The Question of Red.
The German edition of AMBA will be published in Fall 2015 by Ullstein Verlag.
CONTACT
For queries on AMBA/The Question of Red please contact
LITERARY AGENT
Kirby Kim
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
445 Park Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10022
T. 212.421.1700 ext 211
To purchase copies of AMBA/The Question of Red and Aruna dan Lidahnya in Indonesia please contact
PUBLISHER
Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Gedung Kompas Gramedia
Jl. Palmerah Barat 29-37, Jakarta
T. 62.21.5365.0110 ext. 3511.3512