Royan Revolusi (Suffering of the Revolution)
Description
Author: Ramadhan K.H.
Published: Gunung Agung
Year Published: 1971
Category: Fiction
In this Royan Revolusi (Suffering of the Revolution) novel, Ramadhan K.H. tells the story of the Indonesian Revolution against the Dutch. This novel tells the story of the life of a young man, Idrus, an agricultural student, who dreams of becoming a writer. Idrus had participated in the struggle during the physical revolution and had been shot. Apparently Idrus found incompatible realities in the revolution such as corruption, false ambition, and egoism. Disappointed with this, he sees a moral crisis in society after learning that his girlfriend Juita was molested by Mokhtar. Finally, Idrus traveled around the world and met many challenges that changed his life.