World renowned Indonesian author Eka Kurniawan recently released the Filipino translation of his short stories called "Mga Himutok sa Palikuran." This is a compilation of his short stories from two of his books released in the early 2000s.

In 2016, Kurniawan became the first Indonesian writer to be nominated for the Man Booker International.

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