ANDREA HIRATA was born on the island of Belitong, Indonesia, in 1982. Most recently, he was a fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. He graduated cum laude in econom...view moreANDREA HIRATA was born on the island of Belitong, Indonesia, in 1982. Most recently, he was a fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. He graduated cum laude in economics from Universitas Indonesia and received a European Union scholarship to attend the Université Paris-Sorbonne and Sheffield Hallam Universityview less