Di pinggir Kota Bogor, dekat sebuah kampung bernama Batu Luhur, seorang anak bernama Zarah, dan adiknya, Hara, dibesarkan secara tidak konvensional oleh ayahnya, dosen sekaligus ahli mikologi bernama Firas. Cara Firas mendidik anak-anaknya mengundang pertentangan dari keluarganya sendiri. Di balik itu semua, masih tersimpan berlapis misteri, di antaranya hubungan khusus Firas dan sebuah tempat…
Menunaikan ikrar mereka untuk berkarya bersama, pasangan Dimas dan Reuben mulai menulis roman yang diberi judul Kesatria, Putri, dan Bintang Jatuh. Paralel dengan itu, dalam kehidupan nyata, sebuah kisah cinta terlarang terjalin antara Ferre dan Rana. Hubungan cinta mereka merepresentasikan dinamika yang terjadi antara tokoh Kesatria dan Putri dalam fiksi Dimas dan Reuben. Tokoh ketiga, Bintan…
Seharusnya ada pepatah bijak yang berbunyi, ‘Bila engkau ingin satu, maka jangan ambil dua. Karena satu menggenapkan, tapi dua melenyapkan’. Sekalipun ganjil terdengar, tetapi itu penting. Pepatah bukan sekadar kembang gula susastra. Dibutuhkan pengalaman pahit untuk memformulasikannya. Dibutuhkan orang yang setengah mati berakit-rakit ke hulu agar tahu nikmatnya berenang santai ke tepian.…
The essence of life lies in the pebbles that are kicked aside as you walk down the path. It resides in a dry leaf that falls, carried by the wind. It is in the mother's milk willingly offered to any baby. In Vihara Pit Yong Kiong, Pasuruan; at the Belawan harbor; in Penang; in Bangkok; in Laos; in the Golden Triangle; in Cambodia; in Bandung; wherever you live. But this essence may not be vi…
I untie the knots of my body slowly, lifting them carefully. I embrace the stillness. The reaction of everyone when they first see me without my head covering is silence filled with hesitation... Is there a child named Bodhi, who washes only half of his body just to tell stories, sitting cross-legged with a wooden rosary in his left hand, considered human? Even though he speaks like they do, br…
Two years after their romance concluded, Dimas and Reuben found themselves in a state of stagnation. One day, they received an email from someone named Gio. The word "Supernova" mentioned by Gio sparked new questions and marked the beginning of Dimas and Reuben's awareness of a network that had been influencing them all along, unbeknownst to them. Meanwhile, in the city of Bandung, a girl na…
Two years after completing their novel, Dimas and Reuben find themselves in a creative stagnation. One day, they receive an email from someone named Gio. The mention of "Supernova" in Gio's message raises new questions and marks the beginning of Dimas and Reuben’s awareness of a network that has involved them without their knowledge. Meanwhile, in Bandung, a lonely girl named Elektra strug…