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512 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2020
Tidak pernah ada penutup narasi untuk mereka. Mereka tidak pernah mencapai titik ketika mereka dapat berkata sudah beranjak dari sejarah pembantaian 1965-1966
In terms of the number of victims, this was one of the worst cases of torture in human history. It is puzzling that it has not been recognized as such.
― John Roosa, Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia

I can’t get rid of these scars, these wounds. If someone says, “Yeah, just try to forget about it,” I can’t. I can’t forget about it at all. No matter what other people say, I can’t forget it at all. On the outside I smile, you know, but my heart inside just can’t, it just can’t…
― John Roosa, Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia