Returning to Indonesia after a year-long living abroad in Japan, Alif found himself a copy of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. This masterpiece of a tome took him about three months to read from start-to-end. It then further became a catalyst for him to dwell in the world of literature. First as just a reader, now developing himself to be a writer as well. Because, as they say, much of an active reader is a writer at heart. Currently taking a large chunk of inspirations from Japanese literatures as well as his experiences living in Japan, Alif aims to become a writer who will constantly reinvent himself with providing new and enticing reading experiences through each and every pieces he had done and will do.