KESUSASTRAAN, KEHANCURAN
The last Covid-19 pandemic fulfilled our helplessness as humans, while also renewing our perspective on the world. No matter what we sensed, things were no longer the same. “KESUSASTRAAN, KEHANCURAN” was written during that crucial time and feels reflective if we read it now. The idea of destructiveness is a contextualized option to formulate the post-pandemic situation.
Martin highlights it through a cultural approach, with a treat in the form of a review of history and literary works. In the end, the world we live in is not okay. Penerbit Velodrom presents it to readers with the intention of archiving the thoughts that mark the times.



About the Author: Martin Suryajaya
Martin Suryajaya is a Semarang-based writer living in Jakarta. His latest book is Poet as Machine (Gang Kabel, 2023). He won first place in the 2013 Jakarta Arts Council Literary Criticism Competition. His last few books include Aesthetic History (Gang Kabel, 2016) which won the Best Art Publication award from Art Stage 2017 and the novel Kiat Sukses Hancur Lebur (Banana, 2016) which won the 2018 Language Agency Literary Award and became Tempo Magazine's 2016 Novel of Choice.
Title: KESUSASTRAAN, KEHANCURAN
Author: Martin Suryajaya
Language Editor: Hamzah Muhammad, Rae Fadillah
Layout Designer: Ayenni Afriyani
Cover Designer: Achmad Miftah Fahmi
Cover Image: Lutfy Putra, “Untitled”, Kp. Pulo, Jakarta, 2023
First printing, February 2024
xii + 162 pages
13 x 18.9 cm
500 copies have been printed and sold