Happy Stories, Mostly Fantasy and Grandma’s tea could take

and Grandma’s tea could take the paint off a fence

a young boy on the spectrum at odds with a neurotypical world determined to “cure” him

But it’s not long before their three children—each nearing adulthood and fleeing personal crises of their own—descend on their fathers’ bliss

Will she finally find her happily ever after—and her own voice

coming out at the school gates and much more

Happy Stories, Mostly Fantasy and Grandma’s tea could takeBy Norman Erikson Pasaribu, translated by Tiffany Tsao In 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