Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha

In this dazzling debut story collection from celebrated Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha, fairytale, taboo, lust and death all come together in a heady, intoxicating mix.

A black velvet butterfly darts out of a cave. Menstrual blood pools in the backseat of a car. Rats pour forth from an open doorway.

These stories set in the Indonesian everyday – in corporate boardrooms, in shanty towns – reveal a soupy otherworld stewing just beneath the surface. Melding horror and myth, this is subversive feminist fiction at its finest, where men and women alike are arbiters of fear, and where revenge is sometimes sweetest when delivered from the grave.

The Vintage Classics Weird Girls series: Dive into the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction with nine books by nine pioneering female authors. Bold, disruptive, chilling and enchanting, these tales of the weird are strange enough to get lost in.

REVIEW

"Dark and beautiful. Do yourself a favor and don’t tear through this collection of twisted Indonesian fairy tale horror. Read it slowly and savor each story. Each one is enchanting, although my personal favorite is probably “The Queen.”" - Amazon reviewer

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Classics (Weird Girls Series)
ISBN: 978-1529955644
Pages: 192