''Jakarta!'' is the first novel by writer Christophe Dorigné-Thomson, published by the Indonesian media conglomerate
Kompas Gramedia Group
Kompas Gramedia is an Indonesian conglomerate. It has focused on several businesses, predominantly mass media, as well as hospitality, manufacturing, and event organizing.
The company's businesses comprises multiple divisions, such as media ass ...
in 2012.
[Jakarta!]
Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2012
''Jakarta!'' was widely promoted in the media and endorsed by major Indonesian figures such as businessman and owner of football club
Inter Milan
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Erick Thohir
Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who has served as Indonesia's Minister of State Owned Enterprises since 2019. He is the founder of Mahaka Group, a conglomeration that focuses on media, sports and enter ...
, businessman and politician
Sandiaga Uno
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno (born 28 June 1969) is an Indonesian businessman, investor and politician who is the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, and was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta. He was elected along with Anies Baswedan in the 20 ...
, politician Irman Gusman, Minister of Education
Anies Baswedan and actor Rio Dewanto.
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The novel tells the story of a young European who travels the world on missions paid by governments or multinationals to kill high-level targets. The book is, in fact, a disguised essay on geopolitical shifts and their consequences.In New Novel, Jakarta Is the End of An Unlikely Journey]
The Jakarta Globe
The ''Jakarta Globe'' is a daily online English-language newspaper in Indonesia, launched in November 2008.
The paper initially came out as a print newspaper with an average of 48 pages a day, and published Monday to Saturday. It had three sect ...
, 01 December 2012
The author's second book
WNI Dilarang Baca! was published by Mizan Group in 2015.
References
External links
www.gramediapustakautama.com/buku-detail/86284/Jakarta!
Spy novels
2012 novels
Indonesian novels
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