Night of a Thousand Hells

"An unforgiving tale of political horror and womanhood... Fascinating." -Mariana Enriquez THREE SISTERS. A CARETAKER, A TRAVELLER, AND A BRIDE. Mutiara and Maya's lives are irrevocably altered when their younger sister Annisa straps a bomb to her waist and commits a devastating act. As they grapple with grief, guilt, and unanswered questions, their search leads them to long-concealed secrets, forsaken family bonds, and the unsettling prophecies of their grandmother, whose enigmatic wisdom has shaped the destinies of women across generations. Paramaditha's haunting novel subversively blends Islamic mysticism, horror, and political reckoning, all seen through the ghostly lens of Indonesian folklore and occult traditions.

Intan Paramaditha is an award-winning Indonesian novelist, short-story writer, and scholar. She is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film Studies at Macquarie University, and a recipient of the prestigious Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Award 2026-27. Her novel The Wandering received the English PEN Translates Award, Tempo's Best Literary Fiction Award, and was longlisted for the Stella Prize.