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Awi Chin

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in Jakarta , Indonesia

November 12

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Awi Chin is an Indonesian writer and translator, and the founder of the independent library Taksu Pustaka and the bookstore and sustainable café Taksu Book Café in South Jakarta. His debut Indonesian-language novel, Yang Tak Kunjung Usai (2020), received critical acclaim and marked his emergence as a distinctive literary voice.

He was longlisted for the Jakarta Arts Council Novel Competition in 2025, and his translation work appeared in Mekong Review (May 2026). His work has also been selected for the New Writers Speculative Showcase at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow.

Awi was an Emerging Writer at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (2022) and a resident at AIR Literature Västra Götaland through Gothenburg City of Litera ...more

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	Museum Teman Baik by Ruhaeni Intan, Kennial Laia, Bageur Al Ikhsan 4.02 avg rating — 1,294 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yang Tak Kunjung Usai 4.14 avg rating — 201 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diskoneksi by Into The Light, Awi Chin (Goodreads Author), Yuu Sasih (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 122 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parade yang Tak Pernah Usai by Anggun Pradesha, Asri Pratiwi Wulandari, Awi Chin (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cerita dari Data: Kumpulan Karya Pemenang Kompetisi Menulis Cerpen Festival Retas Budaya by Sholihati Lathifa Sakina, Nara Lahmusi (Goodreads Author), Dita Radiatis 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Debur Ombak Memanggilmu Kembali 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biarkan Kematian Merayakan Kehidupan 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pesan Penyintas Siang by Dian Nafi (Goodreads Author), dkk, Awi Chin (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memayu Hayuning Bawana: Uniting Humanity by Andi Makkaraja, Awi Chin (Goodreads Author), Eko Darmoko 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Awi Chin wants to read Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya by Awi Chin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Halo teman-teman semua. Terima kasih telah membaca Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya. Izinkan saya mengutip apa yang saya tulis di ucapan terima kasih. Maka dari itu, terakhir dan terkemudian, saya ingin mengucapkan terim ...more
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Awi Chin liked CJ’s's review of Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya: "Selama membaca cerpen2 ini saya merasa emosi yang campur aduk dari terharu hingga bahagia. Cerita2nya pendek tetapi selalu membekas. Bukunya keren, memberi suara bagi yang jarang disuarakan."
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Awi Chin liked Zinedine Sr.'s review of Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya: "When we read stories, we tend to forget the most important things: there's always sadness and happiness. The book portrayed that. Would you engage in happiness even tough you will feel sad in a long time after that? Would you embrace all the sadness a" Read more of this review »
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Awi Chin liked Lana's review of Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya: "prose was so good, at one time i unknowingly gasped and felt something tightens around my neck"
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“Biarkan aku mencintai seperti sungai, yang terus mengalir dan mengulir menyusuri bantaran takdir. Bahkan saat ia terbelah dan terpecah. Arusnya akan terus mengalir sampai ke waktu yang tak kunjung usai.”
― Awi Chin, Yang Tak Kunjung Usai

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“Aku tidak ingin mencintaimu seperti matahari, yang hanya menyinari sedari pagi sampai senja berganti.”
― Awi Chin, Yang Tak Kunjung Usai

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“Cinta akan menemukan jalan.”
― Awi Chin, Yang Tak Kunjung Usai

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