Love causes pain

This is a quote from the book Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan, translated from the Bahasa Indonesia by Labodalih Sembiring.

Quote by Eka Kurniawan, “All that remained was a precious lesson that love causes pain, and the conviction that it couldn’t be otherwise.”

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If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here.

Man Tiger – Summary

A wry, affecting tale set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in all particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger. The inequities and betrayals of family life coalesce around and torment this magical being. An explosive act of violence follows, and its mysterious cause is unraveled as events progress toward a heartbreaking revelation.

Lyrical and bawdy, experimental and political, this extraordinary novel announces the arrival of a powerful new voice on the global literary stage.

Copyright © 2004 by Eka Kurniawan.

Translated from the Bahasa Indonesia by: Labodalih Sembiring

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