Lengking Burung Kasuari

Jayapura in the 1970s, in the first years after Papua's integration into Indonesia: Asih, the seven-year-old daughter of a Javanese soldier, tells her family's story. It opens with talk of a man who cuts off children's heads to bury under new bridges; her friend Sendy insists he only wants children with straight hair. Through Asih's bold and innocent eyes, domestic and political troubles appear within the sweetness of a happy childhood.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

224 pages in the original

Genres

Family, Coming of age (assigned by AI)

Set in

Indonesia, 1970s

First published

2017 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama

ISBN

9786020339825 (original)