Jalan Terbuka (The Open Way)
Description
Author: Ali Audah
Published: Litera
Year Published: 1971
Category: Fiction
Jalan Terbuka (The Open Way) is the first novel of the Muslim poet and intellectual Ali Audah. Jalan Terbuka (The Open Way) is a portrait of the social and political conditions of the Indonesian nation in the 1950s. Where many people are experiencing difficulties in life, due to unstable economic and political conditions. Jalan Terbuka (The Open Way) tells the story of political party activists who are characters in this novel. It can be seen how the figure was engrossed in political intrigue and party life, until finally the figure slipped due to being slandered by his political opponents. This is what makes the novel Jalan Terbuka (The Open Way) a social document, for those who want to know the difficulties of Indonesia's first general election in 1955. This novel is a good illustration of the social, economic, and political conditions in Indonesia during the Old Order era (1945-1966)