‘If Indonesia were a person,’ a good friend in Jakarta said to me, ‘it would be Goenawan.’ I know what she means. There is nothing black and white about him. He is a complex man, multi-faceted, charming and exasperating, full of conviction and contradiction, at once deeply patriotic and critical of his nation (which was born just five years after he was), someone who has weathered and help ... (read more)
Jennifer Lindsay
Jennifer Lindsay was the recipient of the ABR Copyright Agency Fellowship. She alternates between Sydney and Indonesia, and is affiliated with the School of Culture, History and Language at the Australian National University. She was Cultural Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta from 1989–92, and has edited, translated, and contributed essays to many volumes.