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Savour the familiar scent of clove and tobacco … for this is the aroma of Indonesia’s history.
Soeraja is dying and calls for Jeng Yah, a woman who is not his wife, shocking his three sons — Lebas, Karim and Tegar — heirs to Kretek Djagad Raja, Indonesia’s largest clove cigarette empire. Their mother is consumed by jealousy as the brothers embark on a quest to find Jeng Yah and uncover the truth about their family business and its secrets.
Cigarette Girl is more than a love story and the soul-searching journey of three brothers. Set on the island of Java, the story follows the evolution of a family’s kretek, or clove cigarette, business, introducing readers to three generations of Indonesia’s history through cloves and unrequited love.
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Praise for Cigarette Girl
‘Provides fascinating glimpses of contemporary Indonesia, of Indonesian folk beliefs and a sustained, and brave, exploration of recent Indonesian politics and history.’ Asian Review of Books
‘Epic romance meets unyielding womanhood’ Vogue Singapore
‘Love, cloves and enmity in post-war Indonesia’ South China Morning Post
About the author
Ratih Kumala is an author based in Jakarta, Indonesia. She also writes screenplays for TV and film. Cigarette Girl is her fifth work of fiction and has been published in three languages: English, German and its original language, Bahasa Indonesia.
Translated from the original Indonesian by Annie Tucker.
Paperback (New edition) 9781915310408
Paperback (Previous edition) 9789814625470
Ebook 9789814625487
Extent 240pp
Category Fiction / Historical
