The Red Bowl & Other Stories

German title: Die Rote Schüssel und andere Erzählungen Indonesian title: Mangkok Merah dan cerita lainnya Zen Hae's stories focus on Betawi people -the original inhabitans of Jakarta. His characters, often presented in empathetic descriptions, are common people: scavengers, land brokers, traditional artists and the like; people whose lives and fates are constantly being tested in the face of massive development and modernity.