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Happy Stories, Mostly -- Norman Erikson Pasaribu, Paperback Fred Kennedy tracks such as "Fear ofIn their stunning fiction debut, queer Indonesian writer Norman Erikson Pasaribu blends together speculative fiction and dark absurdism, drawing from Batak and Christian cultural elements. Longlisted for the International Booker Prize, Happy Stories, Mostly introduces "one of the most important Indonesian writers today" (Litro Magazine). These twelve short stories ask what it means to be almost happy to nearly find joy, to sort of be accepted, but to