Olenka
Will be published approx. on 21. January 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-14-313853-2 (ISBN)
Description
In Bloomington, Indiana, Fanton Drummond's life changes when he encounters Olenka Danton in an elevator. Infatuated at first sight, Fanton begins to see Olenka everywhere, from bus stops and parks to the imagined settings of his mind's eye. Soon they begin an affair, and Fanton steps deeper into Olenka's mysterious world. But one day, Olenka vanishes. Fanton's subsequent search for Olenka becomes an existential journey filled with tragicomic twists and introspective musings on the meaning of life, all through which Fanton realizes that he knows little about Olenka, and even less about himself.
Reviews / Votes
"This playful novel twists and turns like a Rubik's cube." - Publishers WeeklyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-313853-2 (9780143138532)
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Budi Darma (Author)
Budi Darma (1937-2021) was a novelist, short-story-writer, and literary critic. Budi Darma received several national literary awards and his international honours include the Southeast Asian Writers Award (or S.E.A. Write Award) and the Mastera Literary Award. He held a PhD in English literature from the University of Bloomington, Indiana, and was a professor at the State University of Surabaya.
Tiffany Tsao (Translator)
Tiffany Tsao is a literary translator and writer. Her translations have been awarded the PEN Presents and PEN Translates prizes. She has translated numerous Indonesian works, has written about literature in translation for Electric Literature, and is the author of The Majesties (2020), But Won't I Miss Me (2026), and the Oddfits series. She holds a PhD in English literature from UC-Berkeley.
Budi Darma (1937-2021) was a novelist, short-story-writer, and literary critic. Budi Darma received several national literary awards and his international honours include the Southeast Asian Writers Award (or S.E.A. Write Award) and the Mastera Literary Award. He held a PhD in English literature from the University of Bloomington, Indiana, and was a professor at the State University of Surabaya.
Tiffany Tsao (Translator)
Tiffany Tsao is a literary translator and writer. Her translations have been awarded the PEN Presents and PEN Translates prizes. She has translated numerous Indonesian works, has written about literature in translation for Electric Literature, and is the author of The Majesties (2020), But Won't I Miss Me (2026), and the Oddfits series. She holds a PhD in English literature from UC-Berkeley.