Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan
Book Group 1 – Feb, 2019
The book group read Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan. Beauty is a Wound is about the beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters who are beset by incest, murder, bestiality, rape, insanity, monstrosity, and the often vengeful undead. This book has history, family tragedy, legend, humour and romance. The book group was able to discuss Indonesian history, sexism and feminism.
Jay Lee Jung Ming