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Originally Posted by issybird
Congratulations on the book! And on the extra pocket money for your trip. Don't worry about having enough time to read the selection, though, as:
 You've got ten months until we pick.  |
Thank you, Issybird, that sets my heart at ease.
I am reading some of the Dutch writers who either have been born or were raised in Indonesia, or have Indonesian roots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hella_Haasse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriaan_van_Dis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Bloem
And I am preparing my traveljournal with an eye on the historical or rather colonial ties of the Netherlands and Indonesia. For a great part this is a painful story of love, hate and cruel things.