Upacara (Ceremony)
Description
Author: Korrie Layun Rampan
Published: Pustaka Jaya
Year Published: 1978
Category: Fiction
The Novel Ceremony tells the story of 'Aku', a teenage boy who comes from the Dayak tribe. In his daily life, 'Aku', like a resident of his tribe, goes through various ceremonies which are part of the culture of the Dayak tribe. One thing that is interesting about Korrie Layun Rampan's novel, apart from its detailed and vivid description of ceremonies, is how the author makes the ceremonies themselves the central activity of the life of 'Aku'. Korrie Layun Rampan casually combines the mysticism that exists in the environment where 'Aku' lives, which is not only in the form of belief, but also through miraculous events that 'Aku' has witnessed and experienced, with the progressive nature of 'Aku' thinking.