Budi Darma’s People from Bloomington winning the 2023 PEN Translation Prize

From Tiffany Tsao:

“I am honored to have played a role in bringing Budi Darma’s work to an English-speaking audience, and I am so happy that his short-story collection has received the recognition it deserves. This is also the first time in the history of the prize that an Indonesian literary work, and any work from Southeast Asia, has been the recipient, and I am proud to have had a hand in making this possible.”

*For a Youtube recording of the event please click on PEN America Literary Award