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Buku Bijak Berbahasa Indonesia: Teori dan Aplikasi ini hadir untuk menjembatani kondisi pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia yang cenderung terkesan teoretis. Setiap bab dalam buku ini dilengkapi dengan latihan yang relevan, sehingga diharapkan dapat membantu mahasiswa sekaligus menjadi pegangan bagi pengajar dalam mengaplikasikan pengetahuan yang telah didapatkan. Selain itu, buku ini memberikan ruang bagi pembaca, secara khusus mahasiswa, untuk dapat merefleksikan setiap pemahaman yang telah didapatkan. Melalui hal ini, tidak hanya kemampuan kognitif yang didapatkan. Namun, sikap positif dan penghargaan terhadap bahasa Indonesia juga diharapkan dapat dimiliki. Buku ini menyajikan sepuluh bab yang...
Ide-ide kreatif sangat diperlukan dalam memecahkan suatu masalah dan menghasilkan karya-karya inovatif. Hasil pemikiran kreatif dapat diungkapkan dalam berbagai karya. Salah satunya adalah tulisan kreatif, seperti esai perjalanan wisata, cerita bergambar, cerpen, novel, lirik lagu, autobiografi, dan masih banyak lagi. Gagasan-gagasan baru dalam karya-karya tersebutlah yang menunjukkan inovasi dari karya-karya yang sudah pernah ada sebelumnya. Seorang yang ingin memiliki keterampilan menulis kreatif perlu latihan menulis yang intensif agar menjadi terampil. Buku ini ditulis untuk memandu seseorang yang ingin latihan menulis kreatif dalam konteks bahasa Indonesia. Selain dilengkapi dengan rubrik penilaian, buku ini memaparkan contoh-contoh tulisan, struktur, dan ciri kebahasaan sehingga dapat menjadi panduan bagi para pembaca dalam memproduksi sebuah tulisan.
Set in 1950s Sumatra, this is a story of lost innocence and complex moral dilemmas. It follows the journey of Yahyu, a young Javanese dancer, who runs away from a forced marriage and becomes unwittingly involved in the violent struggle for Sumatra’s independence from Jakarta. On her long passage from fame to degradation Yahyu experiences love, hate, sexual slavery and the horror of the rebels’ last bloody battle deep in the Barisan Mountains
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This short story collection contains 13 short stories by Ahmad Tohari which were written between 1976 and 1986. Like his previous works, in this collection Tohari stays true to his path and presents the village life as well as the daily struggles of the poor and innocent people. As what has been described in the “Foreword”, Tohari’s strength lies in the village setting which is rich with intricate details about the local plants and animals. Apart from that, Tohari’s style is clear, direct, and simple although his stories also apply strong metaphors and irony.
Half-Japanese and half-Javanese Lasi flees from the constraints of her small village to find herself enmeshed in the political corruption of Jakarta. *** The bekisar is a fine crossbreed between jungle fowl and domestic chicken that adorns the houses of the wealthy. Lasi, whose father was a Japanese soldier, fair skinned and beautiful, is such an acquisition for a rich man in Jakarta. She is born in a village where the main source of income is tapping coconut palms for their rich sap, or nira. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she is betrayed by her husband and flees to Jakarta. She meets Mrs. Lanting, procuress for men in high government and social circles, who sells her to the rich Handarbeni. Lasi enjoys the new splendor as a much-desired ornament, but is alarmed when she discovers the marriage is a sham. Kanjat, a childhood friend, is now grown into a man. Lasi and Kanjat rediscover their affection for each other. Their bond is the village, its people and traditions. They struggle to free Lasi from a net of power, corruption, and deceit.
"Earth Dance," the story of four generations of Balinese women, centers on conflicts that arise between the demands of caste and personal desires. Narrated by Ida Ayu Telaga, a Balinese woman in her thirties, the novel shows Balinese women-as depicted by her mother, grandmother and female peers-to be motivated by two factors: the yearning to be beautiful, and the desire for a high-caste husband. Headstrong Telaga defies her mother's wishes and marries the man of her dreams, who is a commoner. Thus, in a reversal of societal expectations, as shown in the novel by images of women who aspire to "liberation" through "marrying up," Telaga's emancipation is implicitly characterized as a move downwards, through transformation to the status of a commoner. "Earth Dance" also reveals that-like high-caste status-beauty, too, has a price. Behind the thick, glossy hair and golden complexion, lies a web of jealousy, derision and intrigue. Telaga, whose life is controlled by her mother's avarice, her mother-in-law's bitterness and the greed of her sister-in-law, has frequent cause to wonder: "Is this what it means to be a woman?"
At the turn of the twentieth century, exotic dancer Mata Hari lived and loved by her own rules. *** My Name is Mata Hari tells the story of the infamous dancer and courtesan who began as Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, a young Dutch woman who married the older Rudolph MacLeod, a military officer, and traveled with him to the Dutch East Indies. Claiming her mother's Javanese ancestry, she changed her name to Mata Hari, Malay for "eye of the day." Mata Hari danced on stages across Europe and the Middle East, and took many high-ranking military and government officials as her lovers. At the end of a tumultuous life, convicted for espionage during the First World War yet sustained by her pride, she said, "I am a genuine courtesan. And I am a dancer in the true sense." *** Remy Sylado is the pen name of noted Indonesian novelist, poet, playwright, and musician, Yapi Tambayong. He also wrote the screenplay for the award-winning film, Ca Bau Kan (2002). Novelist and journalist Dewi Anggraeni delivers a creative rendition of startling depth and sensitivity for the first of Sylado's novels to appear in English.