Discover the longlist: Norman Erikson Pasaribu, ‘At times, reading felt overrated’
He tells us how translation makes meaningful connections across languages possible and about the LGBTQ+ community that inspired him to write his novel.
Norman Erikson Pasaribu
A writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, Norman Pasaribu was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1990.
Their debut poetry collection Sergius Mencari Bacchus (translated by Tiffany Tsao as Sergius Seeks Bacchus) won first prize in the 2015 Jakarta Arts Council Poetry Manuscript Competition, and was shortlisted in the 2016 Khatulistiwa Literary Award for Poetry.
Translations have opened doors to places where my writing can live terror-free. Where they will be loved, cherished.
All nominated books
Powerful blend of science fiction, absurdism and alternative-historical realism that aims to destabilise the heteronormative world and expose its underlying rot. Translated by Tiffany Tsao.
