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| TOPIC: It?s Not an All Night Fair - A Tribute to the Loving Memory of a Father |
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Manish Paul
From Jakarta
E e-mail: manish@ptsempec.co.id |
?Bukan Pasar Malam? ? It?s a book by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, the most celebrated writer in Indonesia. I could not resist the temptation to use his title ?It?s not an all Night Fair?, which I read recently in English translation. I was completely taken in by the story he told about his returning home to confront the dying and death of his father. The story, although a novel it has been characterized by the translator C.W Watson, is a personal story, written in first person, depicted thoughts and unbending attitude towards value and meaning .
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