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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. Awi was an Emerging Writer at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (2022) and a resident at AIR Literature Västra Götaland through Gothenburg City of Literature, Sweden. A Chevening Scholar, he holds an MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh.

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.

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Average rating: 4.01 · 1,893 ratings · 573 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Museum Teman Baik by Ruhaeni Intan, Kennial Laia, Bageur Al Ikhsan 4.01 avg rating — 1,388 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 4.09 avg rating — 220 ratings — 2 editions	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) 3.73 avg rating — 130 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 4.63 avg rating — 43 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) 3.84 avg rating — 51 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 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 3.85 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
	Debur Ombak Memanggilmu Kembali 4.05 avg rating — 19 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 and 1 other person liked owlshell's review of Nama-Nama Lain untuk Masa Lalu: "3.5/5 Queer bukan hal yang familiar buatku. Membaca ini membantuku mengenal dan mengerti dunia itu. Kompleksnya latar belakang dan rumitnya jalinan hubungan di setiap cerita diterjemahkan dengan diksi yang indah. Satu kalimat kadang perlu baca kedua a" Read more of this review »
Nov 08, 2026 06:43AM · see review
Awi Chin liked claraartt's review of Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya: "cerita pendek dalam buku ini semuanya terasa gamblang dan apa adanya, meskipun begitu kerumitan dalam jalan ceritanya terkadang tidak mudah tertebak. saya suka sekali bagaimana Awi Chin bisa memotret kedukaan melalui cerita-cerita ini, betul-betul ind" Read more of this review »
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Awi Chin and 3 other people liked Tefi's review of Nama-Nama Lain untuk Masa Lalu: "dua kata: tidak biasa. ini buku kumpulan cerpen dari Norman Erikson Pasaribu pertama yang kubaca, dan kesan pertamaku adalah: wow, this guy's weird (in a good way). banyak referensi-referensi niche yang akupun kurang tau dan gabisa memahami kalau ga go" Read more of this review »
Oct 15, 2026 04:01AM · see review
Awi Chin and 2 other people liked Faiz • فائز's review of Kematian Kecil yang Kita Pilih dan Kehidupan-kehidupan Setelahnya: "Ulasan dibuat kemudian"
Oct 13, 2026 10:44AM · see review
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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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“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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