86

Arimbi, a typist at a district court, is the pride of her parents and her village: a farmer's daughter who has become a civil servant, wearing a uniform every day, drawing a monthly salary and looking forward to a pension. Everyone back home leaves her their messages and wishes, convinced there is nothing a court employee cannot arrange. From a naive young clerk who knows little, Arimbi gradually becomes one of the people who have lost all shame. Nothing seems wrong once everyone does it, and nothing need be feared once everyone treats it as normal: '86', the slang for a deal settled.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Politics, Satire (assigned by AI)

Set in

Indonesia

First published

2011 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama