Iwan Simatupang

Inilah Karya Iwan Simatupang yang terkenal itu, “roman baru” di mana setiap tokoh, dengan perasaan-pikiran-tindakannya, adalah filsafat yang dipersonifikasikan, “filsafat in-action” atau orang-darah-daging yang di-filsafat-eksistensialis-kan! Inilah “roman baru” yang selalu terasa baru setiap dibaca ulang, dan pemunculannya telah “menggegerkan” dunia Kesusastraan Indonesia! sastra indonesia tera

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"Esok akan menjadi kini. Kini yang menjadi kemarin tak dihiraukan, karena segala yang lampau hanya gumpalan hitam." Tokoh Kita merasa sangat kehilangan. Kematian istrinya membuat dunianya kacau. Dia begitu rindu, sampai-sampai dia terus berjalan dan pada setiap tikungan dia berharap akan berjumpa dengan istrinya. Dia pun memutuskan: dia harus ziarah ke makam istrinya! Sepanjang perjalanan menuju ke sana, Tokoh Kita mengambi; berbagai keputusan ajaib. Mula-mula dia bekerja menjadi pengapur dinding kuburan, mendobrak aturan hingga seisi kota geger. Ziarah merupakan salah satu novel monumental yang membuka cara baru dalam penulisan sastra. Absurditas yang dihadirkan Iwan Simatupang seperti mata lain untuk menelisik psikologis manusia. Patutlah bila novel ini memenangi Roman ASEAN terbaik tahun 1977. Novel yang ajaib sekaligus layak untuk terus diperbincangkan. [Mizan, Noura Books, Ziarah, Keluarga, Indonesia,]

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"Drought" is a joyous celebration of life and human commitment. Its hero is an ex-student, ex-soldier and ex-bandit, who decides to transmigrate to one of the outer islands of Indonesia in order to start life again as a farmer. He almost fails, but so in so doing he is involved with a wonderful range of inspired madmen - bureaucrats, bandits, psychiatrists, religious teachers, and the beautiful woman known simply as the V.I.P. The outsiders humorously combine to question the normality of conventional society. Iwan Simatupang's earlier novel, "The Pilgrim," has been hailed as the first really modern Indonesian novel and the beginning of a completely new path in Indonesian writing. "Drought" shows Simatupang writing at the height of his powers and is a lyrical testimony to the strength - and the unpredictability - of the human character.

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Drought

The Pilgrim, first published in 1969, has been hailed as Indonesia's first real modern novel. The main characters are an artist and a cemetery overseer; the former represents emotion and the latter signifies reason and the conflicting aspects of human nature. Despite the characters' antagonistic nature and cruelty, they are---in some ways---very similar. Both represents forms of creativity, philosophy, and art. Both exist outside conventional society. Both are searching for genuine human values and are aware of their shortcomings. In The Pilgrim, the chaos of thought and feelings represents life in its chaotic randomness.

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