Kuda Terbang Maria Pinto
Kuda Terbang Maria Pinto
Penulis: Linda Christanty
Penerbit: Katakita, 2004
This book is a compilation of short stories. Sapardi Djoko Damono said that he could imagine the future of Indonesia's short stories in Linda's writing. Literary critic Nirwan Dewanto said that her realism is gripping, because it's anti-didactic. Poet Sutardji Calzoum Bachri said that she writes about humanity without compromising literary under the oppression of message itself. Sandra Thibodeaux said in the preface of Terra, a bilingual anthology that the fear of an Indonesian soldier depicted in Maria Pinto's Flying Horse, had shaken her understanding about armed conflict and masculinity.
Linda Christanty is an author and journalist. Her writing has been recognized by various awards including the national literary award in Indonesia (Khatulistiwa Literary Award 2004 and 2010), award from the Language Center of the Ministry of National Education (2010 and 2013), and The Best Short Stories version by Kompas daily (1989). Her essay "Militarism and Violence in East Timor" won a Human Rights Award for Best Essay in 1998. She has also written script for plays on conflict, disaster and peace transformation in Aceh. It was performed in the World P.E.N Forum (P.E.N Japan and P.E.N International Forum) in Tokyo, Japan (2008). She received the Southeast Asian writers award, S.E.A Write Award, in 2013.
