![]() ![]() ![]() Its meta-playfulness leaves readers pondering about the nature of narrative freedom, even as they decide the protagonist’s actions and fate.Ĭhoose-your-own-adventure or secret-path novels are a genre of children’s literature that gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. A cultural nomad herself, having been born in Jakarta, studied in California, and now living in Australia, Paramaditha blends timeless classics such as The Wizard of Oz with the mythology of her youth to present a culturally complex examination of travel and liberty. In her debut novel The Wandering, Intan Paramaditha brings readers across multiple worlds, timelines, and dimensions that span modern-day New York, ancient folk tales, and even outer space. ![]() Review of The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha (USA: Harvill Secker, 2020), translated by Stephen J. ![]()
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