My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless.

- Andrea Hirata

Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissi…

- Andrea Hirata

I am the only one who is not married among my siblings.

- Andrea Hirata

From a building right in front of my windows, I can observe the speed of the sunrises and sunsets. The voices of children playing, laughing, yelling,…

- Andrea Hirata

When I was a child, I saw in the news that a person from Belitung had done well in sports in Jakarta, and I just couldn't imagine that it was possibl…

- Andrea Hirata

It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer.

- Andrea Hirata

I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.

- Andrea Hirata

Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go to coffee sho…

- Andrea Hirata