Man Tiger: A Novel

"It’s about a boy, Margio, who was raised in poverty and a dysfunctional family. He later takes revenge upon a man that had hurt his mother. This book depicts familiar facets of Indonesia, and yet those facets can be totally unique for an international audience. Eka’s writing has a distinct, masculine voice. I admire his seriousness in crafting his story. The supernatural phenomenon of half man, half animal (we call it ‘jadi-jadian’), poverty, rural setting. These are tales we hear via our oral tradition. That’s what I meant by familiar ‘facets’, for most Indonesians."