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Cetakan
I Juni 1999; tebal 221, Penerbit: Media Pressindo, Yogyakarta
(Cetakan II, 2000)
Novel perdana Ngarto Februana ini bercerita tentang
nasib seorang bocah yang lahir dan tumbuh di kampung pelacuran. Karena tak
betah, si bocah minggat. Setelah dewasa ia kembali, dan memulai pertarungan demi
pertarungan. Ia bertarung
dengan "kelelakiannya": jatuh cinta pada seorang pelacur. Bertarung entah atas
nama dendam masa lalu atau memprotes kesewenang-wenangan. Dan bertarung dengan makhluk
raksasa dalam mimpinya. Bertarung dengan dirinya sendiri hingga pada suatu ketika ia harus
melupakan segalanya....
Pengantar:
Bakdi Soemanto; Cetakan I Juli 2000; tebal 206 halaman, harga Rp 18.000; Penerbit Media Pressindo,
Yogyakarta.
Novel berlatar budaya suku Dayak, di Pegunungan
Meratus,
Kalimantan Selatan. Dengan membaca novel ini, kita banyak belajar tentang suku yang
sebelumnya tidak pernah kita kenal. Lengkap dengan pelukisan upacara ritual. Juga tentang
horor pemenggalan kepala. Ada pula pertarungan kepentingan antara pengusaha HPH dengan
suku yang senantiasa terasing itu. Lalu bagaimana nasib Utay, putra kepala
suku, yang
mengkhianati tanah leluhurnya demi ambisi pribadi?
Cetakan I September 2002; Cetakan
II April 2003. Penerbit Media Pressindo, Yogyakarta 174 halaman.
Tapol merupakan novel
yang didasari oleh fakta sejarah. Dan ini diolah oleh penulisnya dengan sangat
baik. Dari situ kita dapat membaca sketsa tragedi manusia yang terjadi dalam
lingkaran peristiwa sejarah manusia Indonesia yang tragis, yaitu G30S/PKI, 1965.
(Komentar Dr. Anhar
Gonggong).
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Surat dari
Norchi (Filipina) |
Feb. 4, 1993
Dear Comrade Ngarto
How are you now, comrade and friend? I hope everything is
fine out there. I received your letter for me last December and I am too apologetic I was
not able to answer you the soonest. I am very sorry for this. I was also expecting a
letter you when Amante arrived. By the way, did you receive the card I sent you through
Amante?
 As Amante had reported
here, there was another harassment inflicted by the Suharto gov't on you. It was really
horrible and personally, I was too much worried also on the welfare or the comrade. Most
of those in the list who were arrested are my friends or whom I know when I went there in
your place. Anyway, the student movement (through the physics) of the Phils. is planning
to organize a condemnation rally or any sort of solidarity activity on your cause of
seeking justice for the comrades who were harassed.
Has Munief surfaced? Amante told me that he was among those
tortured? Is this true? I hope we can push through with the condemnation rally. And
anything happens, or upon receiving this, I hope that you answer me so I would know the
situation of the comrade. Those who are missing.
As of the situation here in the Philippines, I hope Amante
have already conveyed to you. There's nothing peculiar anyway from the things he had
already told you.
I appreciate too much what you had expressed to me in your
letter that though you are far from me, you feel very near because of the basic of unity
of ours in our fight against oppressive structures and regimes. I understand too much that
we must strengthen or cultivate our friendships, but more anything else, on the basic of
our unity on our straggle for our people's welfare. For this, I am too willing to submit
myself for kind of solidarity. Definitely, I want our friendship to blossom.
So, what now, I am currently facing difficult problems on
my personal life which I am afraid can affect my involvement in the movement. I have
problems with my family--that is economic in nature. The family's situation is screaming
for help. This is what I currently face. It's very difficult because definitely it won't
tear my commitment in to shades. I really hope so.
I think I have to end up. Please do write back. Again, my
solidarity a deep sympathy to your cause in seeking justice to our harassed comrade.
Friend and comrade,
Norchi
P.S. Please address your letter to me at Amante's
residence.
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