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For Yearend Dec. 29

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Photo A, B: Book

JP/R. Berto Wedhatama
JP/A. Nara Krisna

Visitors flip through books in the cozy atmosphere of the Aksara
Book Store in Kemang, South Jakarta (photo left). This year, the
city has seen a growing demand for books from sophisticated book
stores. In 2001, Jakarta also experienced a steady run of book
launchings, like Larung by Ayu Utami (photo above), her
continuation of 1997's acclaimed Saman.

Photo C: Dewi

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Dewi Lestari's Supernova has fostered an unusually rich literary
debate this year. In August, the book was already printed in its
fourth edition, after having sold 48,000 copies, a massive figure
for a locally written and published work.