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Cerita dari Jakarta

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These stories were collected between 1948 and 1956, a period filled with bleak experiences, revealing a reality far from the beautiful hopes that emerged after the revolution for independence.

The narratives from Jakarta serve as a social critique, taking on a caricature-like form within Pramoedya's literary oeuvre, depicting both the state and its people.

Here, we encounter tales of fighters who become homeless and unemployed in the very nation they helped to establish; the rise of a new priyayi class that yearns for luxury without effort, reminiscent of the past. The theme of “tritunggal”—food, money, and women—intertwines with morality, creating a captivating blend in these stories.

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Series Title

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Call Number

F PRA c

Publisher

Yogyakarta, Indonesia : Hasta Mitra., 2002

Collation

15 cm x 21 cm.

Language

Indonesia

ISBN/ISSN

9798659252

Classification

F PRA c

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Fiction
Indonesian literature

Specific Detail Info

Pluit Putri Library

Statement of Responsibility

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

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