Olivier Ahmad Castaignède has been living in South-East Asia since 2000. In 2015, he decided to quit his salaried job in a multinational to focus on writing and travelling. He has since published two novels in French and completed a MA in creative writing. He also writes plays (staged in Singapore) and creative non-fiction, often inspired by his travels around the world. His short pieces in English have been featured in The Business Mirror, The Wanderlust Journal and The Crab Orchard Review.
Description
* Over half a million visits to Indonesia by Australians every year.
* Tells how a Muslim youth can be drawn to fanatical Islam.
* Set in the underbelly of Jakarta.