About the Book: Olenka
A new English translation of an existential tale of obsession by Indonesias
celebrated writer of absurdist realism
A Penguin Classic
In Bloomington, Indiana, Fanton Drummonds life changes when he encounters
Olenka Danton in an elevator. Infatuated at first sight, Fanton begins to see
Olenka everywhere, from bus stops and parks to the imagined settings of his
minds eye. Soon they begin an affair, and Fanton steps deeper into Olenkas
mysterious world. But one day, Olenka vanishes. Fantons subsequent search for
Olenka becomes an existential journey filled with tragicomic twists and
introspective musings on the meaning of life, all through which Fanton realizes
that