Dewi Anggraeni
Auteur de Dreamseekers: Indonesian Women as Domestic Workers in Asia
Œuvres de Dewi Anggraeni
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- Œuvres
- 11
- Membres
- 27
- Popularité
- #483,027
- Évaluation
- 2.0
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 12
- Langues
- 1
Dewi Anggraeni is an Indonesian journalist now based in Melbourne, and the book is written in English, not translated. I infer from the numerous explanations of traditions and cultural mores, that it is intended for an audience beyond Indonesia, to expand on the headlines that surfaced briefly and were then lost again in the 24/7 news cycle. Anggraeni has four significant concerns:
Anggraeni was previously the Melbourne-based correspondent for Tempo and other Indonesian media, and from her profile at Goodreads, it can be seen that she has previously written a non-fiction account of the riots: it's called Tragedi Mei 1998 dan Lahirnya Komnas Perempuan (Buku Kompas, 2014) which translates as The May 1998 Tragedy and Birth of the National Commission on Women, a body that was set up by President Habibi (briefly in office in the transitional period from Suharto to democracy, from 1998 to 1999):
Whatever the good intentions of this commission, it would appear from Anggraeni's novel, that the 1998 rapes are outside its remit. Characters in the novel are disappointed by the inaction of Indonesia's first female president (Megawati Sukarnoputri, 1999-2001) and by the novel's end in 2013, nothing much has changed. Like the issue of the so-called Comfort Women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese occupation forces in WW2, it seems that the use of rape as a weapon is a taboo that some cultures would rather deny. So it takes some courage for an Indonesian author to broach this topic.
To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2019/07/24/my-pain-my-country-dewi-anggraeni/… (plus d'informations)