Linda Christanty
(Indonesia, 1970) is a writer and a journalist. In her work the violence in Indonesia is a leitmotiv. In her book Jangan Tulis Kami Teroris (Don't portray us as terrorists) she not only highlights the religious, political and gender themes in her own country, but also scrutinises other south-east Asian countries. She has won many prizes: among others the Human Rights Award for the best essay. Recently she was recipient of the prestigious South-East-Asia Literature Prize 2013. In Tongkat Sultan (The Sultan's Stick) she tells about the thirty-year old conflict in Aceh, the social political situation and the peace process after the tsunami. Part of this novel was adapted for opera and performed at the World PEN Forum in Japan. In 2009 she was, together with Christine Otten, Antjie Krog (South Africa) and Gündüz Vassaf (Turkey) a guest at the International Literature Festival Morocco, on behalf of Writers Unlimited. She is now working on a novel about the tensions and conflicts of post-Suharto Indonesia.
Past events
The Text of my Life: Linda Christanty
The Indonesian writer discusses her choice from World Literature with the audience. In English.
The great estrangement: East-West 1945-1950
Ian Buruma and Ad van Liempt talk to Godfried van Run about a crucial episode in our history: 1945-1950. The Indonesian Linda Christanty begins with her view on that period in which Indonesia broke away from the Netherlands. In Dutch.
Let's talk about Sex
Linda Christanty and Gary Barker speak about sex and violence. Both wrote about it in their literary work. Christanty in Indonsia, Barker in Congo and Latin America. Interview by Petra Stienen. In English. Gary Barker replaces the Chinese Geling Yan, who for health reasons not perfom today. She will be peforming on Saturday night.
