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Man Tiger - by Eka Kurniawan (Paperback)

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  • An unforgettable tale of literary magical realism from a critically acclaimed Indonesian writer who has been compared to Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Mark Twain Longlisted for the International Man Booker, this "supernatural tale of murder and desire fascinatingly subverts the crime fiction genre" as it tells the story of a half-man, half-magical female white tiger (Huffington Post).
  • About the Author: Eka Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia in 1975.
  • 192 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book



Originally published in Bahasa Indonesia as Lelaki Harimau Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta 2004. At once elegant and bawdy, experimental and political, Man Tiger will help to establish Indonesia's new voice, underrepresented in world literature, while demonstrating the influence of world literature on Indonesian writers.



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An unforgettable tale of literary magical realism from a critically acclaimed Indonesian writer who has been compared to Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Mark Twain

Longlisted for the International Man Booker, this "supernatural tale of murder and desire fascinatingly subverts the crime fiction genre" as it tells the story of a half-man, half-magical female white tiger (Huffington Post).

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.



Review Quotes




Winner of the Financial Times Emerging Voices Award

"Against the killings of those years and the collective amnesia used to blank out the fate of [Indonesia's] victims--a kind of second death, as it were--Kurniawan's fiction summons its legions of ghosts. Against the strongmen who presided over violence and abuse, it raises the dead Dewi Ayu and brings to life a magic tigress hungry for justice."
--Siddhartha Deb, New Republic

"Tight, focused and thrilling. Like a good crime novel, Man Tiger works best when read in a single sitting, and its propulsive suspense is all the more remarkable because Kurniawan reveals both victim and murderer in the first sentence."
--Jon Fasman, New York Times Book Review

"Can't-Miss New Read"
--Huffington Post 2015 Fall Books Preview

"Without a doubt the most original, imaginatively profound, and elegant writer of fiction in Indonesia today: its brightest and most unexpected meteorite."
--Benedict Anderson, author of Imagined Communities

"In terms of the literary novel, the year's most stirring revelation is Eka Kurniawan ... Imagine if Gogol adapted the films of Weerasethakul into novels."
--Jonthan Sturgeon, Flavorwire

"[Man Tiger is] signature Kurniawan in its serious playfulness. It alternates flash and inner quiet. We feel everything from the tenderness of family meals to the roughness of a torn jugular."
--BOMB Magazine

"The world Kurniawan invents is familiar and unexpected, incorporating mystery, magical realism, and folklore ... Biting and beautiful ... This wild and enthralling novel manages to entertain while offering readers insight into the traditions of a little-known South East Asian culture. Kurniawan has officially put the West on notice.
--Publishers Weekly

"Man Tiger is a novel of mystery, suspense, and magical realism ... Kurniawan has already been compared to writers like Gabriel García Márquez, so he's for sure one to put on your list."
--Susie Rodarme, Book Riot

"[It's] telling that many have deemed Kurniawan the next Pramoedya Ananta Toer, an acclaimed pioneer of socialist realism."
--Gillian Terzis, The New Yorker

"A slim, wry story ... at once elegant and bawdy, experimental, and political."
--Allison Noelle Conner, The Offing (from The LA Review of Books)

"A supernatural tale of murder and desire fascinatingly subverts the crime genre ... Kurniawan's writing demonstrates an affinity with literary heavyweights such as, yes, García Márquez and Dostoevsky."
--Guardian

"What good fortune that English-speaking readers may now find ourselves enchanted, confronted, and perhaps transformed by Kurniawan's work."
--Bookforum

"[Man Tiger's] explosive prose and provocative employment of fantastical elements will startle any reader."
--Claire Fallon, Huffington Post

"[Kurniawan] seems destined to join the ranks of our great storytellers like Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez."
--Literary Hub



About the Author



Eka Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia in 1975. He studied philosophy at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He has published several novels, including Beauty Is a Wound and Man Tiger, as well as short stories. His novels have been published in a number of languages, including English.

Labodalih Sembiring is a freelance features reporter for English-language publications, a writer of fiction in English and Indonesian, an amateur photographer, and a landscape designer.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.08 Inches (W)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Verso
Format: Paperback
Author: Eka Kurniawan
Language: English
Street Date: March 24, 2026
TCIN: 1004523446
UPC: 9781836742548
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-8957
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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