September 17, 2026 — “A genre-defying feminist gothic novel blending Indonesian folklore, Islamic mysticism, horror, and political reckoning,” Intan Paramaditha’s (CRF 2025) Night of a Thousand Hells (Europa Editions) is slated for release in the US on October 6, 2026.
About the Book
The novel, announced today on the 2026 National Book Awards longlist for Translated Literature, translated by Stephen Epstein and Tiffany Tsao, opens with a devastating act: the youngest of three sisters becomes a suicide bomber. In the aftermath, her surviving siblings are forced to confront the violent, buried truths of their family history. Their search leads them to long-concealed secrets, and to the prophecies of their grandmother, whose shadowy wisdom has shaped their fates.
Set across Indonesia, the United States, and Australia, the novel explores class divides, sisterhood, migration, shame, abandonment, and the politics of care—all through a ghostly, atmospheric lens that draws on Asian folktales and occult traditions.
NYC Events
Intant will be making a stop on her book tour at P&T Knitwear in New York City on Wednesdsay, October 7th at 7 PM as part of the PEN World Voices Horror Fiction Panel.
Learn more about the book and upcoming tour dates at europaeditions.com.