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Si Bongkok
Si Bongkok ditinggal mati oleh kedua orang tuanya ketika kerusuhan tahun 1965 memuncak di daerah mereka. Ketika itu umurnya 14 tahun. Selama 14 tahun, orang tuanya, karyawan perkebunan di suatu daerah dekat Pematang Siantar, mendidiknya dekat dengan alam dan mengisi jiwanya dengan kegaiban alam.
Ekor peristiwa 1965 itu tetap mengejar Gindo, alias si Bongkok, sampai masa remajanya. Ia terusir dari kampung halamannya, dipenjarakan, jadi pencopet di Jakarta, kuli dan terjaring ke dalam dunia hitam ibukota. Tapi berkat didikan ayahnya, ia menghadapi semua itu dengan sikap khas, seunik sikap anggrek yang ditanamnya, "Ia tak menuntut tapi memberikan segalanya."
Ekor peristiwa 1965 itu tetap mengejar Gindo, alias si Bongkok, sampai masa remajanya. Ia terusir dari kampung halamannya, dipenjarakan, jadi pencopet di Jakarta, kuli dan terjaring ke dalam dunia hitam ibukota. Tapi berkat didikan ayahnya, ia menghadapi semua itu dengan sikap khas, seunik sikap anggrek yang ditanamnya, "Ia tak menuntut tapi memberikan segalanya."
247 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1981
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August 21, 2021
The first book is astonishing. You're taken to the world of Sigar and Bahung, where a group of free-spirited people are motivated to make a socialist community in a time and place where left-wing view will most likely cost a person their life.
The second book is more on the entertainment side. Reminds me of the 1980s cultural trend of hypsexualization. What makes this book different is the fact that the sex parts are actually a part of the abuse of power in Indonesia around that time. It's quite smart, opinionated, while also drawing attention from the readers at that era who were just so oppressed they simply couldn't enjoy anything without sex in it.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book. It's a good peek-through the 1980s literature in Indonesia, set in the very strict regime of the 1960s.
*Watch out for a very fun reveal at the end.*
The second book is more on the entertainment side. Reminds me of the 1980s cultural trend of hypsexualization. What makes this book different is the fact that the sex parts are actually a part of the abuse of power in Indonesia around that time. It's quite smart, opinionated, while also drawing attention from the readers at that era who were just so oppressed they simply couldn't enjoy anything without sex in it.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book. It's a good peek-through the 1980s literature in Indonesia, set in the very strict regime of the 1960s.
*Watch out for a very fun reveal at the end.*
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