Okky Madasari
Okky Madasari is an Indonesian novelist. She is well-known for her social criticism with her fiction highlighting social issues, such as injustice and discrimination, and above all, about humanity. In academic field, her main interest is on literature, censorship and freedom of expression, and sociology of knowledge.
Since 2010 Okky has published 10 books, comprising of five novels, one short-story collection, three children’s novels and one non-fiction book. Her newest book (2019) is Genealogi Sastra Indonesia: Kapitalisme, Islam dan Sastra Perlawanan or “Genealogy of Indonesian Literature: Capitalism, Islam and Critical Literature”, which is published online and can be freely downloaded from her website www.okkymadasari.net. Okky’s novels have been translated into English, Germany and Arabic.
“Ealah.. Nduk, sekolah kok malah membuatmu tidak menjadi manusia.”
“Cinta mungkin hanya sebuah kata kecil yang belum ditemukan, terselip di antara segala kemudahan dan kenyamanan.”
“Hati yang sudah terikat oleh beban tak bisa menghasilkan apa-apa selain kegelisahan dan ketakpuasan.”