Chinese sci-fi finds passionate Indonesian followers

While science fiction used to be more associated with Western authors such as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula K. Le Guin, Liu Cixin from China has now become the center of global attention, including Indonesia.

Liu's novel The Three-Body Problem won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2015, marking the first time a Chinese author received the honor. The Hugo Award is the most prestigious recognition in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.

For Oni Suryaman, the translator of the Indonesian version of the novel, The Three-Body Problem is not just a story about aliens or science.