Blogs in February 2015

Forever a Stranger and Other Stories 20th February 2015

Dealing with the themes of alienation and estrangement, this collection of stories reflects the impressions the author absorbed during her childhood and youth in the Indies. Describing the Indonesian landscape, the stories evoke images of the country and its...

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The Tea Lords 1st January 1970

This Java-set saga of Dutch colonists in the late 1800s is a compelling piece of innovative historical fiction. At its heart is Rudolf Kerkhoven, who finds himself master of a plantation in Java’s Preanger region. Haasse effortlessly combines an...

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