by Eka Kurniawan · Marsilio · tapa dura · ISBN 9788831727792
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«La bellezza è una ferita» is the magic realism novel by Eka Kurniawan, published by Marsilio in hardcover (498 pages, in Italian).
Set in Halimunda, a village in Java, the novel follows Dewi Ayu, a prostitute and mother of four daughters, and her descendants from European colonialism and the Japanese occupation to the dictatorship in Indonesia. Stories of love, violence and magic intertwine with twentieth-century history in a magic realism saga featuring characters such as Princess Rengganis.
The novel was originally published in Indonesian as «Cantik itu Luka» (2002); this Italian edition features a translation by Norman Gobetti.
For readers of magic realism and historical fiction who want to approach Indonesian literature.
Eka Kurniawan is an Indonesian writer and screenwriter.
