Synopsis
Fall Baby (Penguin Random House: September 2019) tells the story of two women—Srikandi (Siri) and Dara, one a globetrotting visual artist, the other a political activist. Siri is the illegitimate daughter of Amba and Bhisma, the protago...
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- Jose Eduardo Agualusa, for "Amba/The Question of Red
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LATEST NEWS
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Laksmi Pamuntjak’s third novel, Srikandi/The Fall Baby, has been acquired by Penguin Random House. It is slated for publication in Asia in October 2019. The novel is Laksmi’s first novel in English and has been published in German in September 2018 under the title Herbstkind.
https://singapore.penguin.co.in/
book/fiction/srikandi-fall-baby/
Laksmi's third novel, "Herbstkind" (Berlin: Ullstein Verlag) will be published in August 2018. It will be presented at the Berlin International Literary Festival (ilb) on 10 September 2018.
The English translation of Laksmi’s second novel, “The Birdwoman’s Palate,” by Tiffany Tsao (US Pub date: 1 February 2018) is now available at Aksara Bookstore in Jakarta, select bookstores in the US, and Amazon.
Laksmi's latest poetry and prose collection, "There Are Tears In Things: Collected Poems and Prose (2001-2016) by Laksmi Pamuntjak" (Publication Date: 3 OCTOBER 2017) is available at Gramedia and Aksara Bookstore outlets in Jakarta, at BooksActually in Singapore, and at Amazon.com
The US version of the English translation of Laksmi Pamuntjak's acclaimed first novel "Amba: The Question of Red," (American release: 12 JULY 2016), is available at Gramedia and Aksara Bookstores in Jakarta, Kinokuniya Singapore, at Booksactually in Singapore, at select bookstores in the UK and in the US, and through Amazon.com
The German translation of the novel, "Alle Farben Rot" won the LiBeraturpreis in 2016.
The Indian Subcontinent version of "The Question of Red" is available from Speaking Tiger Publishing House in bookstores in the Indian Subcontinent.
NEW EDITIONS
• Look out for the NEW EDITION (MOVIE VERSION) of Laksmi's best-selling second novel, "Aruna dan Lidahnya" in conjunction with the September release of the movie adaptation of the novel, in every Gramedia outlet in Indonesia and in Aksara Bookstore! The movie will star Dian Sastrowardojo as Aruna dan Nicholas Saputra as Bono, and will be directed by Edwin, best director at the 2017 Indonesian Film Festival.
• The English translation of Laksmi’s second novel, “The Birdwoman’s Palate,” by Tiffany Tsao (US Pub date: 1 February 2018) is now available at Amazon.
. The Indian version of the English translation of "Amba: The Question of Red" (Publication Date: 17 NOVEMBER 2016) is available from Speaking Tiger in bookstores in the Indian Subcontinent.
• The US version of the English translation of "Amba: The Question of Red" (Publication Date: 12 JULY 2016) is now available at Amazon.com
• "Amba: The Question of Red," available in German under the title "Alle Farben Rot" (Berlin: Ullstein Verlag, 2015)
• "Amba: The Question of Red," available in Dutch under the title "Amba of De Kleur van Rood" (Amsterdam: Xander Uitgevers, 2015)
• The latest edition of the Indonesian (revised) version of "Amba," has a wonderful new cover now! Available in every Gramedia outlet and major bookstores in Indonesia (Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2017).
CONTACTS
LITERARY AGENT
For "The Question of Red" and "The Birdwoman's Palate":
Kirby Kim
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
285, Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
T. (1) 212-421-1700;211
For "Fall Baby":
Jayapriya Vasudevan
Jacaranda Literary Agency
E: jay@jacarandalit.com
FOREIGN RIGHTS AGENT
For "The Question of Red" and "The Birdwoman's Palate":
Cullen Stanley
Cullen Stanley International
T. (1) 917-677-4073
E. cullen@cullenstanleyinternational.com
For "Fall Baby":
Jayapriya Vasudevan
Jacaranda Literary Agency
E: jay@jacarandalit.com
BOOK INQUIRIES
For "The Birdwoman's Palate":
Nicole Dewey (US)
Publicist
M. (1) 929-213-1172
E. nicole@shrevewilliams.com
For "Fall Baby":
Jayapriya Vasudevan
Jacaranda Literary Agency
E: jay@jacarandalit.com
For "Alle Farben Rot" and "Herbstkind":
Antoinette Von Schwarzkopf (Germany)
Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH
Friedrichstrasse 126
D 10117 BERLIN
T. (49) 30-2345-6433
INTERVIEW REQUESTS/LITERARY INVITATIONS/BOOKINGS
Please contact Laksmi's agent Jayapriya Vasudevan at jay@jacarandalit.com and Laksmi's media manager at laksmiwrites@gmail.com (attn. Media Manager)
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