Heart of the night
By: Richard Oh.
Publisher: Gamelan Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Jakarta, Indonesia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Description: Unraveled in one night, Heart of the Night chronicles the flight of two Chinese Indonesians, Darius and Mia, from themselves and then through an intricate web of events in the course of the night their ultimate return. Both Darius and Mia hail from well-to-do Chinese families whose ties with the country are intrinsically nebulous through years of living threatened lives. Tonight they are about to confront their own worst fears and discover the true meaning of belonging. Set in Jakarta in the aftermath of May 98's social upheaval, Heart of the Night sharply unmasks the characteristics and dreams and fears of a group of displaced Chinese Indonesians in unsettling times.
Notes: Novel.