Sengsara Membawa Nikmat (Misery Brings Pleasure)
Description
Author: Tulis Sutan Sati
Published: Balai Pustaka
Year Published: 1929
Category: Fiction
Sengsara Membawa Nikmat (Misery Brings Pleasure) is the title of a novel written by Sutan Sati which was first published by Balai Pustaka in 1929. With a background of Minangkabau culture, this novel tells about the wanderings of a main character named Midun. Midun wanders out of his hometown, after he is arrested for being slandered by Kacak. Finally Midun then wandered out of his hometown, he went to Java without money, without a job, without a lover, without family, far from home. Despite living a miserable life, gradually his life improved because of his patience, hard work, and unyielding attitude. His misery finally bears fruit, the slanderer who slandered him gets the punishment he deserves.