Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Name: Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781925498226
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By Eka Kurniawan

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Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan follows Ajo Kawir, a brawler in 1980s Indonesia who grapples with personal trauma by engaging in street fights. His life takes a turn when he meets a formidable female fighter, igniting a journey filled with emotional complexity. Set against a vibrant backdrop, the novel explores themes of masculinity, violence, and redemption with dark humour.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by bold narratives blending dark humour with social commentary. This story, set in 1980s Indonesia, delves into themes of masculinity and violence with a wit that's both entertaining and thought-provoking, offering a unique cultural perspective that challenges traditional storytelling.

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Told in short, cinematic bursts, Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is gloriously pulpy. Ajo Kawir, a lower-class Javanese teenage boy excited about sex, likes to spy on fellow villagers in flagrante, but one night he ends up witnessing the savage rape of a beautiful crazy woman. Deeply traumatised, he becomes impotent and turns to fighting as a way to vent his frustrations.

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash shows Eka Kurniawan in a gritty, comic, pungent mode that fans of Quentin Tarantino will appreciate. But even with its liberal peppering of fights, high-speed car chases, and ladies heaving with desire, the novel continues to explore Kurniawan's familiar themes of female agency in a violent and corrupt male world.

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ISBN: 9781925498226

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 286g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Eka Kurniawan was born in 1975 and is the author of novels, short stories, essays, movie scripts, and graphic novels. He has been described by the Jakarta Post as 'one of the few influential writers in Indonesia.' His first novel to be translated into English, Beauty Is a Wound, was released in 2015.

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