The Sentimentalism of Future Corpse
Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat' consists of 8 short stories written by Sony Karsono between 1995-2002 with various forms of innovation. The stories in this book tend to be dark and cynical, and optimism emerges from the explorative genre (from realism, absurdity to sci-fi).
'Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat' also provides a flexible storytelling experience, exploring how terror works and is depicted throughout the stories. In this collection, we will encounter ghosts of the New Order regime, seen-but-not-seen and vice versa. The eight stories in this book are concluded by an essay from Afrizal Malna, which opens our inner eyes to the New Order regime that is actually just a fingertip away, and presents new possibilities for speculative stories crafted by Sony.
About
Sony Karsono, a lecturer in Malay-Indonesian Interpretation and Translation at Hankuk University, South Korea, holds a PhD in Southeast Asian history from Ohio University, USA. His research examines how Indonesia’s human body, urban landscape, and social changes since 1900 intersect with technology, literature, visual arts, and pop culture. In 1995–1997, his short stories appeared in magazines like Mode and newspapers including Media Indonesia and Kompas.
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