Sabda Armandio

May 16, 2023 | wordswithoutborders.org | Sabda Armandio |Laksmi Pamuntjak |Nina Perrotta

Before we parted ways in the courtyard of the Gberia Fotombu Mosque, an Arab traveler who had befriended me over the course of more than 1001 nights gave me the following advice: “Remember, my friend, nothing is so dangerous as stories that have you believe good always triumphs over evil, as they will make you dim-witted and cruel.”He entered the mosque and I continued walking toward Makeni.

May 8, 2023 | wordswithoutborders.org | Sabda Armandio

Sabda Armandio is an Indonesian novelist and short story writer. He is the recipient of numerous literary awards, including Best Novel of 2015 from Rolling Stone Indonesia for his first work of long fiction, Kamu, the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book, and Best Novel from the Jakarta Arts Council for his second book, 24 Hours with Gaspar, and Tempo Magazine’s Literary Figure of the Year for his 2019 novella, Dekat dan Nyaring.

May 3, 2023 | wordswithoutborders.org | Sabda Armandio |Isabella Corletto |Nina Perrotta

When Naima’s elephant appeared in our street for the first time, people finally believed what Nuwayra, Ghurab’s wife, had been saying all along regarding the annoying patter up on the rooftops, which is that it was caused by a small elephant that Naima recently acquired.