The Quiet Man and Other Stories
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The Quiet Man and Other Stories by Maurice Walsh
Edited by former political prisoner Putu Oka Sukanta, this is a collection of accounts from people around the Indonesian archipelago who experienced the violence of 1965-1966. Fifteen witnesses - from the regions of Medan, Palu, Kendari, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Bali, Kupang, and Sabu Island - share their stories of how they navigated this horrifying period of Indonesian history and how they have lived with this past. The book is based on life history interviews with ordinary people - teachers, artists, women's activists, and policemen - whose lives were turned upside down when atrocious attacks and heinous killings occurred against those who were considered to be supporters of the Indonesian Communist Party. These accounts - including one from a perpetrator who is now tormented by guilt, and from survivors who still feel isolated and rejected by society - show how the violence continues to influence Indonesian society. The book will be a valuable resource for students of history, of Indonesia, and for people wanting to understand the impact of this shocking violence. (Series: Herb Feith Translation)
Walsh, Maurice: - Maurice Walsh is the author of The News from Ireland: Foreign Correspondents and the Irish Revolution, a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year choice in 2008. As a foreign correspondent, he has reported from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the United States, and Europe. His essays, reviews, and reportage have appeared in Granta, the London Review of Books, the Dublin Review, and the New Statesman. He was Knight Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan in 2001, Alistair Horne Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, in 2010-11, and teaches journalism at Brunel University in London. He lives in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780862813079 |
| ISBN 10 | 0862813077 |
| Title | The Quiet Man and Other Stories |
| Author | Maurice Walsh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Appletree Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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