Dog Meows, The Cat Barks
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A01=Eka Kurniawan
Author_Eka Kurniawan
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coming of age
cult novel
dog meows cat barks
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forthcoming
indonesia
islam
javanese village
kurniawan
madness
man tiger
psychological thriller
religious upbringing
translated fiction
weird fiction
Product details
- ISBN 9781805334897
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 21 May 2026
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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I had no idea that the day I lost my foreskin I stumbled into a trap, completely ignorant and unprepared.
Sato Reang never wanted to become a pious child. But now Father is dead, and there are no more prayers. Sato can live as he chooses: he eats his fill, pisses on cars, laughs heartily at the craziest jokes. He sets the movie theatre on fire.
Sato Reang doesn't hide his face anymore. But, what can he do about Jamal? The only kid in the village who shared Sato's torturous religious upbringing. No one's ever told him he should commit one tiny sin...
Until today.
Filled with devilish humour, The Dog Meows, The Cat Barks is a heart-breaking fire whip of a novella about delighting in wickedness and the costs of vengeance.
Born in West Java in 1975, Eka Kurniawan is a prize-winning Indonesian author and screenwriter whose books have been translated into 33 languages. In 2016, his novel Beauty is a Wound won the World Readers Award, was longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award and was an eight-time book of the year in the US. Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, which was adapted into a film in 2021, is also available from Pushkin Press.
Annie Tucker is an award-winning translator from Indonesian to English who has spent years living in Java and Bali. As well as Beauty is a Wound, she has translated Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash and The Dog Meows, The Cat Barks for Pushkin Press.
