Night of a Thousand Hells

<p><strong>LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE</strong></p> <p><strong>“An unforgiving tale of political horror and womanhood by a writer that is fearless.”—<strong>Mariana Enriquez, author of <em>Our Share of Night</em></strong></strong></p> <p><strong>A propulsive work of feminist gothic that blends Indonesian folklore with Islamic mysticism and examines the tension between freedom and responsibility, violence and care, familial obligation and the limits of sisterhood</strong></p> <p><em>Night of the Thousand Hells</em> is the story of three sisters: the caretaker, the traveler, and the bride. Mutiara and Maya find their lives irrevocably altered when their younger sister, Annisa, straps a bomb to her chest and commits a devastating act of violence. What led Annisa to such an abominable act? As her surviving sisters 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. </p> <p>Intan Paramaditha is an international literary sensation whose <em>Night of a Thousand Hells</em> is an urgent, haunting, and subversive blend of mysticism, horror, domestic drama, and social novel that defies genres and expectations.</p>