The stories in this anthology take issue with worn stereotypes and reflect both everyday life and the great upheavals that have marked modern Indonesian national life.
Chapter 1 Three Tales From the Occupation, Idrus; Chapter 2 For Hire, Pramoedya Ananta Toer; Chapter 3 A Twist of Fate, Achdiat Karta Mihardja; Chapter 4 The Helmet, A.A. Navis; Chapter 5 The Encounter, Nasjah Djamin; Chapter 6 The Last Train But One, Satyagraha Hoerip; Chapter 7 Dearly Departed, S.N. Ratmana; Chapter 8 Matias Akankari, Gerson Poyk; Chapter 9 A Journey, Nh. Dini; Chapter 10 Stop Thief!, Taufiq Ismail; Chapter 11 The Kid, Budi Darma; Chapter 12 The Wallet, Putu Wijaya; Chapter 13 The Weirdo, Asnelly Luthan; Chapter 14 Battling With Buffalo, F. Rahardi; Chapter 15 “Your Child Is Not Your Child,” Gibran Said, Danarto; Chapter 16 Black Clouds Over the Isle of Gods, Putu Oka Sukanta; Chapter 17 The Shutterbug, Prasetyohadi; Chapter 18 In the Net, Rahmat Ali;
