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Man Tiger

By Eka Kurniawan & Benedict Anderson &
Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan & Benedict Anderson &  digital book - Fable

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An unforgettable tale of literary magical realism from a critically acclaimed Indonesian writer who has been compared to Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Mark Twain

Longlisted for the International Man Booker, this “supernatural tale of murder and desire fascinatingly subverts the crime fiction genre” as it tells the story of a half-man, half-magical female white tiger (Huffington Post).

A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in all particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger. The inequities and betrayals of family life coalesce around and torment this magical being. An explosive act of violence follows, and its mysterious cause is unraveled as events progress toward a heartbreaking revelation.

Lyrical and bawdy, experimental and political, this extraordinary novel announces the arrival of a powerful new voice on the global literary stage.

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109 Reviews

3.5
“a rambling story of the histories of each person that leads to the death of one by the hands of another. i don’t think i appreciated this as much as i could have but i also found it too long for such a short book and i wish there had been more focus on the tiger itself”
“Uma narrativa triste, de relações abusivas e falta de respeito para com as mulheres. Uma lenda interessante que se mistura com uma realidade cruel. Um excelente livro.”

About Eka Kurniawan

Eka Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia in 1975. He studied philosophy at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He has published several novels, including Beauty Is a Wound and Man Tiger, as well as short stories. His novels have been published in a number of languages, including English.

Labodalih Sembiring is a freelance features reporter for English-language publications, a writer of fiction in English and Indonesian, an amateur photographer, and a landscape designer.

Labodalih Sembiring

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