The decision to write full-time meant I couldn't afford to buy a house. A friend kindly offered me the use of his apartment in a thirty-six-story building full of newlywed couples in the southern area of Jakarta. I didn't like… — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
I'm a small-town boy who comes from a traditional family on a tiny island called Belitung. I may not know where I'm going, but I'll always know where to come home to. — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
One of the challenges is creating characters. I am trying to compose my sentences to express epic events happening to ordinary people. — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
I'm a simple hillbilly. I don't like eating modern, industrialized, fast food. I grew up eating home-cooked food. So when I'm traveling abroad, like… — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“Lintang was very rational; Mahar was a daydreamer. Mahar was easily inspired by just about anything. Like Lint- ang, Mahar also was a true… — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“..kerja Tuhan tidak boleh diramal...nasib, usaha dan takdir bagaikan tiga bukit biru samar-samar yang memeluk manusia dalam lena".” — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“Kawan, di kampung kami kebenaran harganya hanya seribu lima ratus perak. Warnanya hitam, bergenang di dalam gelas, saban pagi.” — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
“Kawan, menurut ketentuan agama, tak boleh diamkan jika orang tua bertanya lebih dari tiga kali.” — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write. — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
The decision to write full-time meant I couldn't afford to buy a house. A friend kindly offered me the use of his apartment in… — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone should be… — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless. — Andrea Hirata Copy Share Image
