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Synopsis
This scathingly satirical and hilarious novel, first published in Indonesia in 1991, affords both a blithely irreverent overview of Indonesian history in the Sukarno and Suharto eras and brilliant insights into the postcolonial condition.
The story begins in the 1930s, before Indonesia's independence from Dutch rule, and follows the fortunes of a poor Javanese village woman who becomes a servant in the household of President Sukarno. In a world where speaking truth to power really has no point, she learns the arts of accommodation and does very well for herself. The price she pays is the loss of her identity, her connection to her kin and origins, and her moral standing. Framed by the world of ritual shadow plays - the realm of witches like Durga and the goddess Umayi - Mangunwijaya’s novel gives an unblinking but remarkably compassionate account of people caught up in the great nationalist maelstrom of Indonesia’s recent history.
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This first English edition of the satirical Indonesian novel (1991) affords an overview of the Sukarno and Suharto eras and insight into the postcolonial condition
About the Author
Y. B. Mangunwijaya (1929-2001) was a well-known Indonesian political activist and writer as well as a Catholic priest, engineer, and architect. Ward Keeler is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin.
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- PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0295983922
- ISBN 13 9780295983929
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages212
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