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The Mysterious Marksman

The Mysterious Marksman

Ajidarma, Seno Gumira
Suyenaga, Joan

Paperback

Series: Lontar Modern Library of Indonesia

General FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 6026978836
ISBN13: 9786026978837
Publisher: Lontar Found
Published: Oct 31 2019
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Between 1983-1985, a series of extrajudicial executions of criminals took place throughout Indonesia in which bodies, many of which had tattoos, were found shot and left in public places. The killings, which became known as petrus, an acronym for penembak misterius (mysterious marksman) and were later admitted to be a government effort to control crime, terrified the unsuspecting public. Three of the stories in this collection are related to this confusing and fearful time. All of the stories deal with despair--sometimes tender, sometimes absurd, sometimes grotesque. Seno Gumira Ajidarma is a master storyteller who can capture a sentiment and turn it into events that unfold as comedy or heartbreaking tragedy, each revealing a desperate struggle to deal with memories and change.

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