Gerson Poyk to read stories

Gerson Poyk to read stories

JAKARTA (JP): Writer Gerson Poyk is scheduled to read his
short stories at the cultural center Taman Ismail Marzuki,
Central Jakarta on Sept.22.

The short-story reading, featuring around four of Poyk's
realist-naturalist stories dated 1970s to 1990s, will focus on
Poyk's ideas of a so-called jembatan kemanusiaan (humanity
bridge), said the writer of 10 novels.

"A humanity bridge is hidden in every natural moment of life
and in my stories," Poyk told journalist in a press conference
here on Wednesday.

"It is only a comparison, in reality for example we cross a
bridge. There we meet with blind beggars, children who are
manipulated by adults to beg etc," Poyk explained," in the moment
like that we feel everything: touched, hate, compassion, pity, on
the very bridge, a humanity bridge appears."

Former journalist of the defunct Sinar Harapan, Poyk who is
now a bohemian writer and freelancer, was awarded the most
prestigious Indonesian Adinegoro prize for his achievement in
journalism in 1985 and 1986 and Sea Write Award for his
literature career by ASEAN government in 1989. His stories have
been translated into English, German, Japanese and Dutch.(als)