تلغراف

A telegram novel is one of the key turning points in the history of modern Indonesian literature, based on blending reality and imagination in an equation close to magical realism with a unique Asian flavor. It is considered one of Boto Wajaya's most famous works, as it chronicles a wave of social and economic transformations that occurred in the early seventies. The events revolve around a local newspaper journalist living in the capital Jakarta, fleeing from his family residing in Bali and his past that haunts him, but his life turns upside down after receiving a telegram informing him of his mother's illness, where the conflict between the past, the future, and the confused present, as well as his desires for freedom and liberation, clash with his responsibilities towards his family. The protagonist also suffers from another crisis related to his adopted daughter, the girl he tried to save as a baby, but now he is confused. After all these years, how can he tell her about her past? Should he tell her the truth? Or continue to lie to her to protect her? (Translator). Number of pages: 182