German title: Sukras Augen und andere Erzählungen Indonesian title: Mata Sukra dan cerita lainnya Many of Gunawan Maryanto's stories are reinterpretations of Javanese literary texts which themselves were based on or inspired by episodes in the Mahabarata and other ancient Indian texts. Through their retelling, Gunawan shows himself to be part of a long tradition of self-examination and speculation about human motives, dharma, and fate.