Saman
Saman is a story filtered through the lives of its feisty female protagonists and the enigmatic “hero” Saman. It is at once an exposé of the oppression of plantation workers in South Sumatra, a lyrical quest to understand the place of religion and spirituality in contemporary lives, a playful exploration of female sexuality and a story about love in all its guises, while touching on all of Indonesia’s taboos: extramarital sex, political repression and the relationship between Christians and Muslims.
About
Ayu Utami was born in Bogor on November 21, 1968, grew up in Jakarta, and graduated from the Faculty of Literature at the University of Indonesia. She once worked as a journalist for Matra, Forum Keadilan, and D&R. Shortly after the banning of Tempo, Editor, and Detik during the New Order era, she co-founded the Alliance of Independent Journalists to protest the censorship. She now works at Komunitas Salihara. For her work, which is regarded as expanding the boundaries of writing in her society, she received the Prince Claus Award in 2000.
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