And the War Is Over

by Ismail Marahimin

Book Overview

Winner of the prestigious Pegasus Prize for Literature, And the War Is Over is a taut novel set in and around an Indonesian village as news of Japan's surrender gradually makes its way to her far-flung army. War has transformed the quiet Sumatran village of Teratakbuluh, bringing with it the officious, often incomprehensible members of the Japanese army and a camp where Dutch internees are put to hard labor. Some of the Dutch are plotting escape,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802139221
• ISBN13: 9780802139221
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A masterpiece

This is a breathtaking book. It's concise and it's strength is in its subtle interpretation of intercultural relations in WWII Indonesia.