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Fri, 28 Dec 2001

For Yearend Dec. 29 ;JP;R. BERTO WEDHATAMA;A. NARA KRISNA;NO CREDIT; ANPAv..r.. Photo-book-Dewi Photo captions JP/19/CAPS

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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.

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