First edition June 1999; 221
pages, Publisher: Media Pressindo, Yogyakarta
(Second edition 2000)
The first novel of
Ngarto Februana tell us a child which born and grow in prostitution kampong.
Because cannot bear it, he leave. After adult he return, and start involved in
contention for contention. He fight with his sexuality: falling in love with a
prostitute. He fight with something that he don't know on behalf of past grudge
or protest arbitrary. And fight with the giant creature in his dream. Fighting
with his self till at one he have to forget anything....
Preface by Bakdi Soemanto; First
edition July 2000; 206 pages, price Rp 18.000; Publisher Media Pressindo,
Yogyakarta.
The novel have
cultural background of Dayak tribe in Meratus Mountain, South Kalimantan. By
read the novel, we will know about Dayak wise that we have never recognize
before. Complete with portraying of ceremony ritual. Also about horror
decapitation. There is also importance contention of between forest entrepreneur
and Dayak tribe which is detached ever that. Then how chance Utay, son of lead
the tribe, betraying his ancestor land for the shake of personal ambition?
First edition September 2002;
Second edition April 2003. Publisher Media Pressindo, Yogyakarta; 174 pages.
Tapol
(political prisoner) is the novel based on history fact. And this processed by
the writer excellently. From there we can read the sketch of tragedy of human
being that happened in circle of event of human being history tragic Indonesia,
that is G30S / PKI , 1965. (Comment by Dr. Anhar Gonggong, Indonesian
historian).
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Script of Ngarto Februana
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SCRIPT FOR CREATIVE STORY (SONDANG & TYO)
1.
KAMPUNG EDU: AGAS SAKIT GIGI
2.
KAMPUNG EDU: BERKEMAH
3.
KAMPUNG EDU: AH, DOMDOM TERLAMBAT LAGI
4.
KAMPUNG EDU:
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