Man Tiger : A Novel

Author: Eka Kurniawan

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 25 August 2026 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Verso Editions' series.

Paperback | 192 pages
198 x 129 | 250g

Set in a small town on the Indonesian coast, Man Tiger tells the story of two interlinked and tormented families and of Margio, a young man ordinary in all particulars except that he conceals within himself a supernatural female white tiger. The inequities and betrayals of family life coalesce around and torment this magical being. An explosive act of violence follows, and its mysterious cause is unravelled as events progress toward a heartbreaking revelation.

Lyrical and bawdy, experimental and political, this extra-ordinary novel announced the arrival of a powerful new voice on the global literary stage.